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Bal Narsingh Kunwar
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Bal Narsingh Kunwar or Balanarsingh Kanwar (Nepali: बालनरसिंह कुँवर; 2 February 1783 - 24 December 1841) posthumously referred as Bal Narsingh Kunwar Rana was a Kaji, military officer and governor in the Kingdom of Nepal.
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Bal Narsingh Kunwar | |
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काजी बालनरसिंह कुँवर | |
![]() Bal Narsingh Kunwar's painting (referred posthumously in the painting as Bal Narsingh Kunwar Rana) | |
Governor of Dhankuta | |
In office 1828-1832 | |
Governor of Dadeldhura | |
In office 1833-1835 | |
Governor of Jumla | |
In office 1835-1837 | |
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Born | 2 February 1783 CE Borlang, Gorkha |
Died | 24 December 1841 CE (aged 58) Kathmandu, Nepal |
Spouse(s) | Rakshya Kumari Ganesh Kumari Thapa (Thapa dynasty) (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 |
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He was born to Kaji Ranajit Kunwar of the Chhetri Kunwar family of Gorkha. 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 Mulkaji Ranajit Pande.[2] He became a Kaji (minister of state) after he killed Sher Bahadur Shah, the assassin of King Rana Bahadur Shah. He served as governor of Dhankuta, Dadeldhura and Jumla.