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'''Thakuri''' ({{lang-ne|ठकुरी}}) is the title of ruling families of [[Nepali people]].
'''Thakuri''' ({{lang-ne|ठकुरी}}) is a cluster of various ethnic groups, sharing social status and ideology of rulers and administrators from [[Nepal]]. Thakuri is derived from North Indian title of lordship, i.e. [[Thakur]].


Some Thakuris are from western Nepal and are [[Rajkhalak]]. Far Western Thakuris have claimed descent from the ''[[Rajput|Rajputs]]'' of India ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: राजखलक). The term means ''ruler'', so the kings gave themselves the titlet{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. But the Thakuris are the descendants of the rulers of the smaller 22 (''Baise'') and 24 (''Chaubise'') kingdoms within Nepal before its unification. They lived in the [[Baise Rajya|Baise]] kingdoms west of Nepal at the Gandaki Basin, and around the [[Ghaghara|Karnali-Bheri]] basin, where the [[Khas people|Khas]] and [[Magar people|Magar]] people resided {{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Traditionally, according to Encyclopedia, someThakuris have Magars background <ref>Ref: Encyclopedia, Bigyan Raj Sharma</ref>. The Thakuri people of the Gandaki area are also sometimes called [[Kusunda people|Kusunda]]. [[Raute people|Raute]] also claimed that they are Thakuri. So, later, at the ''Magarat 24 rajya,'' after the rule of Khas kings, Magar King adopted titles like Khan, Sen, Shah, Shahi, Hamal, Samal and Malla and became Thakuri <ref>Reference- Surya Mani Adhikari, Khas Samrarajyako Itihas</ref>
Some Thakuris are from western Nepal and are [[Rajkhalak]]. Far Western Thakuris have claimed descent from the ''[[Rajput|Rajputs]]'' of India ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: राजखलक). The term means ''ruler'', so the kings gave themselves the title{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. But the Thakuris are the descendants of the rulers of the smaller 22 (''Baise'') and 24 (''Chaubise'') kingdoms within Nepal before its unification. They lived in the [[Baise Rajya|Baise]] kingdoms west of Nepal at the Gandaki Basin, and around the [[Ghaghara|Karnali-Bheri]] basin, where the [[Khas people|Khas]] and [[Magar people|Magar]] people resided {{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Traditionally, according to Encyclopedia, someThakuris have Magars background <ref>Ref: Encyclopedia, Bigyan Raj Sharma</ref>. The Thakuri people of the Gandaki area are also sometimes called [[Kusunda people|Kusunda]]. [[Raute people|Raute]] also claimed that they are Thakuri. So, later, at the ''Magarat 24 rajya,'' after the rule of Khas kings, Magar King adopted titles like Khan, Sen, Shah, Shahi, Hamal, Samal and Malla and became Thakuri <ref>Reference- Surya Mani Adhikari, Khas Samrarajyako Itihas</ref>


The [[Shah dynasty]] was from the Kingdom of [[Gorkha Kingdom|Gorkha,]] The pre father of Shah's king was Jain Khan. There is no clear history before Jain Khan. Khancha and Mincha were of Shah Kings and they were Magar descendants according to many historian and expert including Dor Bahadur Bista and Hamilton Buchanan. One of the Chaubisi kingdoms from Most prominent among the Shahs [[Prithvi Narayan Shah|Pritivi Narayan Shah]], who started the expansion of his kingdom. After his death, his sons continued his work, and this ultimately led to present-day Nepal. It is written in his ''Divya Upadesh'' that the Shah dynasty, which ruled Nepal for almost 300 years, came from the Thakuri caste{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Additionally, Prithvi Narayan Shah had also said of himself that he was a king of Magar people. Thakuris have traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes, resulting in a high social status. Traditionally, the Thakuris' main occupations involve government, agriculture and military.<ref name="Vir1988">{{cite book|author=Dharam Vir|title=Education and Polity in Nepal: An Asian Experiment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEHODCDK-8kC&pg=PA56|year=1988|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=978-81-85119-39-7|pages=56–57}}</ref>
The [[Shah dynasty]] was from the Kingdom of [[Gorkha Kingdom|Gorkha,]] The pre father of Shah's king was Jain Khan. There is no clear history before Jain Khan. Khancha and Mincha were of Shah Kings and they were Magar descendants according to many historian and expert including Dor Bahadur Bista and Hamilton Buchanan. One of the Chaubisi kingdoms from Most prominent among the Shahs [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], who started the expansion of his kingdom. After his death, his sons continued his work, and this ultimately led to present-day Nepal. It is written in his ''Divya Upadesh'' that the Shah dynasty, which ruled Nepal for almost 300 years, came from the Thakuri caste{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Additionally, Prithvi Narayan Shah had also said of himself that he was a king of Magar people. Thakuris have traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes, resulting in a high social status.


The traditional language of the Thakuris is unknown. According to Vansitart and his books ''Notes of Nepal'' Thakuris(excluding Far-Western Thakuris) look like Magar people. They speak an older form of the Nepali language and the language used in the Gandaki part The royal palace used a slightly different version of Nepali with different honorifics, having such words as ''jyunai hoibakshyos'' instead of ''khanuhos''(for 'please eat'). The Rana and Thakuri families that had ties to the palace also began to use a watered-down version of this dialect{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Other Thakuri families, particularly in Kathmandu, who are not connected to the palace have also been using the dialect. Recently, this dialect has also become popular with the young people and nouveau rich of Kathmandu who do not have any connection to it whatsoever.
The traditional language of the Thakuris is unknown. According to Vansitart and his books ''Notes of Nepal'' Thakuris(excluding Far-Western Thakuris) look like Magar people. They speak an older form of the Nepali language and the language used in the Gandaki part The royal palace used a slightly different version of Nepali with different honorifics, having such words as ''jyunai hoibakshyos'' instead of ''khanuhos''(for 'please eat'). The Rana and Thakuri families that had ties to the palace also began to use a watered-down version of this dialect{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}. Other Thakuri families, particularly in Kathmandu, who are not connected to the palace have also been using the dialect. Recently, this dialect has also become popular with the young people and nouveau rich of Kathmandu who do not have any connection to it whatsoever.

==History==
Traditionally, the main occupations of Thakuris involve government, agriculture and military.<ref name="Vir1988">{{cite book|author=Dharam Vir|title=Education and Polity in Nepal: An Asian Experiment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEHODCDK-8kC&pg=PA56|year=1988|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=978-81-85119-39-7|pages=56–57}}</ref> [[Kusunda people|Kusunda]] and [[Raute people|Rautes]] have taken Thakuri surnames such as Shahi, Sen, Malla and Shah. Thus, Thakuris are derogatively called '''Kusunda'''.<ref name="Association2006"/> According to Reinhard and Toba, [[Kusunda people|Kusundas]], [[Magars]] and Thakuris are ''blood-brothers''.<ref name="Association2006">{{cite book|author=Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory|title=Mother Tongue: Journal of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Mother_Tongue.html?id=62AbAQAAIAAJ|year=2006||volume= 11-12|publisher=Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory|isbn=|pages=215}}</ref>


== Thakuri Surnames ==
== Thakuri Surnames ==

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Not to be confused with Thakali or Thakur.
Thakuri
ठकुरी
Total population
425,623
Regions with significant populations
   Nepal425,623 (1.6% of Nepal's population)[1]
Languages
Nepali language
Religion
Khas people, Magars, Kusunda people, Raute people

Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) is a cluster of various ethnic groups, sharing social status and ideology of rulers and administrators from Nepal. Thakuri is derived from North Indian title of lordship, i.e. Thakur.

Some Thakuris are from western Nepal and are Rajkhalak. Far Western Thakuris have claimed descent from the Rajputs of India (Nepali: राजखलक). The term means ruler, so the kings gave themselves the title[citation needed]. But the Thakuris are the descendants of the rulers of the smaller 22 (Baise) and 24 (Chaubise) kingdoms within Nepal before its unification. They lived in the Baise kingdoms west of Nepal at the Gandaki Basin, and around the Karnali-Bheri basin, where the Khas and Magar people resided [citation needed]. Traditionally, according to Encyclopedia, someThakuris have Magars background [2]. The Thakuri people of the Gandaki area are also sometimes called Kusunda. Raute also claimed that they are Thakuri. So, later, at the Magarat 24 rajya, after the rule of Khas kings, Magar King adopted titles like Khan, Sen, Shah, Shahi, Hamal, Samal and Malla and became Thakuri [3]

The Shah dynasty was from the Kingdom of Gorkha, The pre father of Shah's king was Jain Khan. There is no clear history before Jain Khan. Khancha and Mincha were of Shah Kings and they were Magar descendants according to many historian and expert including Dor Bahadur Bista and Hamilton Buchanan. One of the Chaubisi kingdoms from Most prominent among the Shahs Prithvi Narayan Shah, who started the expansion of his kingdom. After his death, his sons continued his work, and this ultimately led to present-day Nepal. It is written in his Divya Upadesh that the Shah dynasty, which ruled Nepal for almost 300 years, came from the Thakuri caste[citation needed]. Additionally, Prithvi Narayan Shah had also said of himself that he was a king of Magar people. Thakuris have traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes, resulting in a high social status.

The traditional language of the Thakuris is unknown. According to Vansitart and his books Notes of Nepal Thakuris(excluding Far-Western Thakuris) look like Magar people. They speak an older form of the Nepali language and the language used in the Gandaki part The royal palace used a slightly different version of Nepali with different honorifics, having such words as jyunai hoibakshyos instead of khanuhos(for 'please eat'). The Rana and Thakuri families that had ties to the palace also began to use a watered-down version of this dialect[citation needed]. Other Thakuri families, particularly in Kathmandu, who are not connected to the palace have also been using the dialect. Recently, this dialect has also become popular with the young people and nouveau rich of Kathmandu who do not have any connection to it whatsoever.

History

Traditionally, the main occupations of Thakuris involve government, agriculture and military.[4] Kusunda and Rautes have taken Thakuri surnames such as Shahi, Sen, Malla and Shah. Thus, Thakuris are derogatively called Kusunda.[5] According to Reinhard and Toba, Kusundas, Magars and Thakuris are blood-brothers.[5]

Thakuri Surnames

The exact list of Thakuri surnames is unknown, but the established ones are:

  • Bam
  • Hamal
  • Samal
  • Bamshi
  • Chand
  • Meghali Shahi
  • Kaskeli Shahi
  • Raskoti shahi
  • Singh
  • Malla
  • Jyu
  • Khand
  • Sen
  • Pal
  • Shah (not to be confused with Madheshi sah or Muslim Shah)
  • Uchai

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ Ref: Encyclopedia, Bigyan Raj Sharma
  3. ^ Reference- Surya Mani Adhikari, Khas Samrarajyako Itihas
  4. ^ Dharam Vir (1988). Education and Polity in Nepal: An Asian Experiment. Northern Book Centre. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-81-85119-39-7.
  5. ^ a b Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory (2006). Mother Tongue: Journal of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory. Vol. 11–12. Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory. p. 215. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

3. Magar

4. Raute

5. Kusunda

6.* Encyclopedia of Asia

7.** Khas Samrajyako Itihas Surya Mani Adhikari


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