Churachand Singh

Churachand Singh
Maharaja
Reign1892–1941 AD
PredecessorKulachandra Singh
SuccessorBodhchandra Singh
BornKangleipak
DiedKangleipak
Burial
IssueM. K. Binodini Devi
Bodhchandra Singh
HouseNingthouja dynasty
FatherChowbi Yaima
ReligionHinduism

Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE, also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand (18861941), was a ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj. He was a great-grandson of Raja Nara Singh who had ruled up to 1850 prior to Raja Chandrakirti. Churachand Singh's investiture followed the quelling of the Manipur Rebellion of 1891, when the entire ruling family was convicted. Churachand Singh enjoyed a long reign till 1941, but his power was nominal.