Maharaja Sir Meidingngu Churachand KCSI CBE, also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand (1886–1941), was a Meitei King and a Maharaja of Kangleipak (Meitei for ‘Manipur kingdom’). 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. In 1907, he was formally declared king, after completing education at Mayo College.
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.
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Meitei and Bengali transliterations of “Churchand Singh”, the name of a Meitei King, the Maharaja of Kangleipak (Meitei for ‘Manipur kingdom’)
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| monarchy | 1891–1941 AD |
| Predecessor | Kulachandra Singh |
| Born | Kangleipak |
| Died | Kangleipak |
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| Issue | M. K. Binodini Devi |
| royal | Ningthouja dynasty |
| royal | Ningthouja dynasty |
| Dynasty | Ningthouja dynasty |
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