Kumaoni Rajput

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Kumaoni Rajput
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Raja Baz Bahadur Chand of Kumaon
Religions Hinduism
Languages Kumaoni, Sanskrit
Original state Uttarakhand
Feudal title Raja, Faujdar, Thakur
Kingdom (original) Kumaon Kingdom

The Rajputs in Kumaon also known as Kumaoni Rajput are members of the Rajput community who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand from around the 4th century until the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha. [1]

Kumaoni Rajput clans

List of Rajput clans in Kumaon: [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. pp. 551–553. ISBN   9788185865010.
  3. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN   8185579091.
  4. ↑ 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, Kalakoti, Karki and Dhapola 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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