Kunwar family
The Kunwars of Nepal claim descent from a Rajput man named Ram Singh, who was said to belong to Kshatriya Varna.
He was considered to have settled in Bhirkot, Nepal in 1404 A.D.[3] The chronicler Daniel Wright has published a genealogy of the Kunwar family.
[7] The hill Raja made Rāma Siṃha's son, Rāut Kunwar, was a nobleman (Sardār) and commander of the army.
[7] Ahirāma was supported by the village inhabitants belonging to the Parājulī Thāpā caste and a war was broke out.
[12] According to writer Purushottama Śamaśera Ja Ba Rāṇā, the Kunwar family belonged to the House of "Gehlauta Chhettriya" which was one of the 36 Raj Bamshis (royal caste).
[14] According to some historians, Nepalese ruling families have claimed Indian Rajput descent for political purposes.
[19] After the annexation of Kathmandu valley, in his letter King Prithvi Narayan Shah praised the valour and wisdom of Ramkrishna in annexation of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur (i.e. a Nepal valley at the time) in 1768-69 A.D.[20] The Gorkhali monarch also expresses condolence in that letter over the death of one of the brothers of Ram Krishna in the battle of Timal.
[20] Another index letter sent by King Rana Bahadur Shah to Jaya Krishna Kunwar in 1843 Vikram Samvat (i.e. 1786 A.D.) confirms that Jaya Krishna did not die in the battle of Timal,[20] which could point to the death of his youngest brother, Amar Singh Kunwar, in the battle.
[22] In 13th of Bhadra 1829 Vikram Samvat (i.e. 29 August 1772), Ram Krishna crossed Dudhkoshi river to invade King Karna Sen of Kirant and Saptari region[20] with fellow commander Abhiman Singh Basnyat.
[25] King Prithvi Narayan Shah bestowed 22 pairs of Shirpau (special headgear) in appreciation to Ram Krishna Kunwar after his victory over the Kirant region.
[31][32][33] He was a close ally of the influential minister Bhimsen Thapa,[31] who initiated a great massacre at the Bhandarkhal garden following the chaos from the King's murder.
Balram Kunwar, the middle brother of Bal Narsingh, spent ten years as a captain.
[38] Rewanta was involved in the Anglo-Nepalese war as reinforcement and took a position in Jayantgadh with cousin Balbhadra Kunwar.
[16] A royal order by the government of Bhimsen Thapa was issued in 1887 Vikram Samvat Chaitra Badi 6, to Captain Birabhadra to resolve the irrigation dispute in Mahottari[46] Another was issued in 1887 Vikram Samvat Chaitra Badi 8, to collect taxes at the fixed rate and refund the excess collection.
When Major-General Rollo Gillespie's division penetrated Nepal's frontier to initiate Anglo-Nepalese war,[48] Captain[note 2] Balbhadra Kunwar was tasked with the fortification of the region as the Nepalese had anticipated that Dehra Dun would be the first place of assault.
[56][57] However, the day ended with the British assault force withdrawing after having spent two hours pinned outside the wall, exposed to heavy fire from the garrison, and having suffered significant losses.
[63] In the years following of the battle, the British constructed a small obelisk that was dedicated with the inscription "Our brave adversary Bul Buddur and his gallant men".
[note 3][64]Full inscription is as follows: This is inscribed as a tribute of respect to our gallant adversary Bulbudder and his brave Goorkhas who were afterwards, while in the service of Runjitsingh, shot dead by the Afghan artillery to the last man.
