Bal Narsingh Kunwar
| Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar | |
|---|---|
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काजी बालनरसिंह कुँवर | |
 Bal Narsingh Kunwar's painting from 1843. | |
| Governor of Dhankuta | |
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In office 1828-1832 | |
| Governor of Dadeldhura | |
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In office 1833-1835 | |
| Governor of Jumla | |
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In office 1835-1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 February 1783 Borlang, Gorkha |
| Died |
24 December 1841 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Spouse(s) |
Rakshya Kumari Ganesh Kumari Thapa(d.1758) |
| Relations |
Ram Krishna Kunwar (grandfather) Nain Singh Thapa (father-in-law) Balbhadra Kunwar (cousin) Mathabar Singh Thapa (brother-in-law) Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal (sister-in-law) |
| Children |
Bhakta Bir Kunwar Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana Bam Bahadur Kunwar Badri Narsingh Kunwar Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Jaya Bahadur Kunwar Ranodip Singh Kunwar Jagat Shamsher Kunwar Rana Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana |
| Father | Ranajit Kunwar |
Bal Narsingh Kunwar or Balanarsingh Kanwar (Nepali: बालनरसिंह कुँवर; 2 February 1783 - 24 December 1841) was a Nepalese Kaji and Governor of Dhankuta, Dadeldhura and Jumla. He was the father of Jung Bahadur Rana, founder of the Rana dynasty.[1] Bal Narsingh married Ganesh Kumari, daughter of Thapa Kaji Nain Singh Thapa and was related to Pandes through his mother-in-law Rana Kumari Pande, daughter of Chief Kazi Ranajit Pande.[2]
Early life
He was born on 2nd February 1783 to Governor of Jumla, General Kaji Ranajit Kunwar, the only son of Sardar Ram Krishna Kunwar, a prominent General of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. He was second cousin to Captain Balbhadra Kunwar.[3] He travelled to Benares with his ally Bhimsen Thapa, Dalbhanjan Pande, Ranganath Poudyal, Chautariya Balbhadra Shah, when King Rana Bahadur Shah as Swami Maharaja set out to leave the country.[4]
Bhandarkhal Night
On the night of 25 April 1806, King Rana Bahadur Shah held a courtier meeting at Kazi Tribhuvan Khawas's house during which he taunted and threatened to execute his half brother Chautariya Sher Bahadur.[5][6] Bal Narsingh cut down the murderer Sher Bahadur when latter drew a sword in desperation at around 10 pm and killed the King.[7][8][9] For this, he was awarded the hereditary post of Kaji by Bhimsen Thapa.
Life as Governor
He worked as Governor of Dhankuta (1828-1832), Governor of Dadeldhura (1833-1835) and Governor of Jumla (1835-1837).[3]
References
- ↑ The Ancestors of Jung Bahadur Rana, History, Propaganda and Legend Vol.14, August 1987 - http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_14_03_01.pdf
- ↑ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- 1 2 http://www.royalark.net/Nepal/lamb2.htm
- ↑ Pradhan 2012, p. 13.
- ↑ Acharya 2012, pp. 64–66.
- ↑ Nepal 2007, p. 62.
- ↑ Acharya 2012, p. 67.
- ↑ Nepal 2007, pp. 62–63.
- ↑ Pradhan 2012, pp. 27-28.
Books
- Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna, ed., Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, ISBN 9789937241748
- Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, ISBN 9788180698132
- Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, ISBN 9789993325857