Kumaoni Rajput, also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a small community of Rajputs who wielded considerable power in the Kumaon region, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.[1]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Uttarakhand | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi, Kumaoni | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kumaoni people, Other Indo-Aryan peoples |
Kumaoni Rajput clans edit
References edit
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 858. ISBN 8173041148.
The Kumaoni Rajput, also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri, are a small community which includes all immigrants of Kshatriya varna who wielded considerable power both political and economic, from around the fourth century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.
- ^ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. pp. 551–553. ISBN 9788185865010.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.
- ^ Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2022). Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimges. Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 9789391734237.
Pal or Rajwar of Askot, Gaida, Kadakoti, and Karki are the major clans of Suryavanshi Rajputs. Chandravanshi Rajputs include descendants of the Chand dynasty such as Rautela of Sor, Kota, Dhaniakot, and Fadtyal of Kali Kumaon. They are the main Rajput clans of Kumaon.
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