| Language(s) | Nepali, Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Kar (Tax) |
| Meaning | Tax Collector[1] |
| Region of origin | Nepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2] |
| Other names | |
| See also | Thapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista |
Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname found among the Chhetri community of Nepal and the Kumaoni Rajput community of Uttarakhand.[3][4]
Types of Karki
In Nepal
Karki was a government title in the medieval Khasa Kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the title of Karki.[1] The sub-clans of Karki in Nepal are:
- Lama Karki: They belong to the Parashara gotra.[5] They are believed to be from Lamathada in the Sinja Valley of the Khasa Kingdom.
- Mudula Karki
- Sutar Karki
- Khulal Karki
In Uttarakhand
Karki is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The Karki Rajputs of Champawat were chiefly Faujdars and Budhas/Thokdars[lower-alpha 1] in the Kumaon Kingdom. They came to Kumaon during the time of the Katyuri kings.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Budha/Thokdar also known as Zamindar was a title given to tax collectors in the medieval Kumaon Kingdom.[lower-alpha 2]
Notable people
Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:
- Bipin Karki, Nepalese actor
- Dipak Karki, several Nepalese politicians
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepalese politician
- Hari Krishna Karki, Nepalese judge, Chief Justice of Nepal
- Hikmat Kumar Karki, Nepali politician and former Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Kedar Karki, Nepali politician and Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Lokman Singh Karki, Nepalese civil servant and former head of CIAA
- Mallika Karki, Nepalese singer
- Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepalese poet
- Priyanka Karki, Nepalese actress
- Ram Karki, Nepalese politician
- Sushila Karki, Nepalese jurist and first female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016 – 2017)
- Sushma Karki, Nepalese actress
- Swarup Singh Karki, Kaji and later, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal (c.1775 – c.1777)
References
- 1 2 3 Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age. Nirala Publications. p. 210. ISBN 8185693501.
- 1 2 Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas". Shyam Prakashan. ISBN 9788185865010.
- ↑ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 8185579091.
- ↑ "List of Gotra and Thari". Retrieved 2024-01-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.