15 Facts About Kunwar Singh

Kunwar Singh, known as Babu Kunwar Singh was a chief organiser of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 from the Bhojpur region of Bihar.

Kunwar Singh led a selected band of armed soldiers against the troops under the command of the British East India Company.

Kunwar Singh belonged to a cadet branch of the Ujjainiya dynasty which ruled the Jagdishpur principality.

Kunwar Singh went on to describe him as having a broad face with an aquiline nose.

Kunwar Singh's brothers got some share and inherited some territory however a dispute arose as to their exact allocation.

Kunwar Singh married the daughter of Raja Fateh Narayan Singh of the Deo Raj estate who belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs.

Kunwar Singh was nearly eighty and in failing health when he was called upon to take up arms.

Kunwar Singh was a tough opponent and harried British forces for nearly a year.

Kunwar Singh was an expert in the art of guerilla warfare.

Kunwar Singh felt that his hand had become useless and that there was the additional risk of infection due to the bullet-shot.

Kunwar Singh drew his sword and cut off his left hand near the elbow and offered it to the Ganges.

Kunwar Singh left his ancestral village and reached Lucknow in December 1857 where he met with other rebel leaders.

In October 1859, Amar Kunwar Singh II joined the rebel leaders in the Terai plains of Nepal.

Kunwar Singh is mentioned in many Bhojpuri folk songs as a hero who fought against British oppression.

Kunwar Singh is mentioned in the poem "Jhansi Ki Rani" by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan.