Churachand Singh

Churachand Singh
Maharaja
Meitei and Bengali transliterations of "Churchand Singh", the name of a Meitei King, the Maharaja of Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur kingdom')
monarchy1891–1941 AD
PredecessorKulachandra Singh
BornKangleipak
DiedKangleipak
Burial
IssueM. K. Binodini Devi
HouseNingthouja dynasty
Occupationmonarch

Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE, also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand[1] (1886–1941), was a ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj. He ascended the throne after his predecessor Kulachandra Singh 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][failed verification]

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]

  1. ^ a b "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  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.