Churachand Singh Explained

Churachand Singh
Maharaja
Reign:	1891–1941 AD
Reign-Type:	monarchy
Predecessor:	Kulachandra Singh
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Birth Place:	Kangleipak
Death Place:	Kangleipak
Burial Place:	Kangleipak
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Issue:	M. K. Binodini Devi
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Royal House:	Ningthouja dynasty
Occupation:	monarch

Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh, 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]

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

• List of Manipuri kings
• Manipur (princely state)
• Churachand Singh Trophy, football tournament named after him^{[4] [5] [6]}

External links

• Ethel St. Clair Grimwood, My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny (fl.1891)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186. . 20 February 2021 . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507160645/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_192.gif . live .
2. Ian F. W. Beckett, Victoria's Wars, Shire,, p. 62
3. Web site: Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute) . 25 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112924/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/manipur.html . 2 April 2015 .
4. Web site: History of Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament. 28 December 2021. www.e-pao.net. E-PAO. 31 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131064437/http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament.
5. Web site: Arunava. Chaudhuri. List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220913/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html. 24 October 2020.
6. Web site: Sinlung. Seven Sisters Love Football: Churachand Singh Trophy: A Historic perspective. 2021-12-28. Seven Sisters Love Football. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228034519/http://footballsisters.blogspot.com/2009/05/churachand-singh-trophy-historic.html. live.