Meidingngu Churachand

Maharaja Sir Meidingngu Churachand KCSI CBE, also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand[1] (1886–1941), was installed as the Raja (ningthou) of Manipur after his predecessor Kulachandra was jailed. He was a 5-year-old boy when he was placed on the throne on 22 September 1891, after the troubles of the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891.[2] In 1907, he was formally declared king, after completing education at Mayo College.[1]

Kingdom of Manipur
Part of History of Manipur
Kings of Manipur
Pitambar Charairongba 1697–1709
Pamheiba 1720–1751
Gaurisiam 1752–1754
Chitsai 1754–1756
Ching-Thang Khomba 1769–1798
Rohinchandra 1798–1801
Maduchandra Singh 1801–1806
Chourjit Singh 1806–1812
Marjit Singh 1812–1819
Gambhir Singh 1825–1834
Raja Nara Singh 1844–1850
Debindro Singh 1850–1850
Chandrakirti Singh 1850–1886
Raja Surchandra 1886–1890
Kulachandra Singh 1890–1891
Churachandra Singh 1891–1941
Bodhchandra Singh 1941–1949
Manipur monarchy data
Sir Churachand Singh
Reign1891-1941 AD
PredecessorKulachandra
SuccessorBodhchandra Singh
BornManipur
DiedManipur
IssueM. K. Binodini Devi

He received the title of Maharaja in 1918 and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in the 1934 New Year Honours, becoming Sir Churachandra Singh.[3]

See also

References
  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.
  2. Ian F. W. Beckett, Victoria's Wars, Shire, ISBN 978-0747803881, p. 62
  3. "Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
Preceded by
Kulachandra		 King of
Manipur
1891–1941		 Succeeded by
Bodhchandra Singh
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