Deopa (Devanagari: देऊपा) is a surname found in Kumaon Region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and Nepal. In Uttarakhand, Deopa is a caste of the Pahadi Kshatriya Rajputs (Thakurs).
| Language(s) | Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Uttarakhand[1] |
History
editAccording to History of Kumaon by Badri Dutt Pandey,[2] " Kumaun ka itihas vol 2", Deopa's are one of the five Panchpurviya.
Panchpurviya are Five Clans namely: Deopa , Serari , Puruchuda , Chiral and Paderu were known as Panch-purviyas. They were introduced in Doti[3] and settled in Kumaon by King Ratan Chand after granting them jagirs. These Five kind of Rajputs were relatives of the Chand kings and had matrimonial relations amongst each other. The Chand community comprises various different clans (subcaste) , and Deopa's are one of them.
Deo was also used as a suffix by both the Chands kings and Katyuris as well.[4]
References
edit- ^ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas". Shyam Prakashan. ISBN 9788185865010.
- ^ Pāṇḍe, Badarīdatta; Agrawal, Chandra M.; Pāṇḍe, Badarīdatta (1993). History of Kumaun (English version of "Kumaun ka itihas"). Almora, U.P., India: Shyam Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85865-01-0.
- ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (1884). The Himalayan Gazetteer Vol. 2, Part. 2. COSMO PUBLICATIONS.
- ^ Pandey, Pawan (November 2022). A Concise History of Uttarakhand. AFLATOON PUBLISHING. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-955862-0-2.
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