Chauhan (surname)
Chauhan or Chohan or Chuhan or Chavan (Devanagari: चौहान, Template:Lang-ne, Template:Lang-mr) is a surname predominantly found in the Indian subcontinent.
In Nepal, Chauhans are considered as Bista, a member of high caste (i.e. Chhetri) in a Nepalese governmental orders of capital punishment on Poush Badi 12, 1882 V.S. (1826 A.D.).[1][failed verification][need quotation to verify]
Notable people
- Anuja Chauhan
- Ashok Chavan
- Bahadur Singh Chauhan
- Charlie Chauhan
- Chetan Chauhan
- Gajendra Chauhan
- Gogaji Chauhan
- Hammir Dev Chauhan, King of Ranthambore
- Jagjit Singh Chauhan
- Maneet Chauhan
- Mohit Chauhan
- Prithviraj Chauhan, King of Delhi
- Prithviraj Chavan
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Rajkumar Chauhan
- Ravi Chauhan
- Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
- Sanjay Chauhan (politician), mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation
- Sanjay Singh Chauhan (born 1961), Gujjar leader
- Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter) (born 1962), Indian screenwriter
- Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (born 1975), Indian film director and screenwriter
- Sahab Singh Chauhan
- Captain Sanjay Chauhan, Indian soldier
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Sonal Chauhan
- Sonika Chauhan
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- Sunidhi Chauhan
- Vikram Singh Chauhan
See also
- Chuhandanda, Nepalese village named after Kshetri Chuhans
References
- ^ Regmi 1987, p. 102.
Books
- Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1987), Regmi Research Series, vol. 19, Regmi Research Centre
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