Governor and military commander in the Kingdom of Nepal.
Sardar
Chandrabir Kunwar
श्री सरदार चन्द्रवीर कुँवर
Personal details
Died
Baisakh month, 1871 V.S. (1814 A.D.) bank of Ganga river, Garhwal division, Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Uttarakhand, India)
Children
Balbhadra Kunwar Birbhadra Kunwar
Parent
Jaya Krishna Kunwar (father)
Relatives
see Kunwar family
Military service
Allegiance
Nepal
Battles/wars
Western Campaigns of Unification of Nepal
Chandrabir Kunwar (Nepali: चन्द्रवीर कुँवर) or Chandra Bir Kunwar Chhetri also spelled Chandravir, Chandraveer was a governor and military commander in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was born to Jaya Krishna Kunwar of Gorkha-based Kunwar family and was a nephew of the famed Gorkhali Sardar Ramakrishna Kunwar. He married the sister of Kaji Ranjor Thapa and was a son-in-law of his superior commander Amar Singh Thapa. He fought at the 1803 conquest of Garhwal Kingdom and the final battle of Garhwal on 1805 A.D. where King Pradyumna Shah died. During his lifetime, he served as the Subba (Governor) of Doti and one-third territories of Garhwal province in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was also the father of the renowned battle hero Balbhadra Kunwar of Nalapani.
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