Kumaoni Rajput

Kumaoni Rajput
Classification	Subcaste of Rajputs
Religions	Hinduism
Languages	Kumaoni, Sanskrit
Original state	Uttarakhand
Lineage	Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi [1]
Related groups	Garhwali Rajputs, Rajputs of Nepal
Kingdom (original)	Kumaon Kingdom

Kumaoni Rajput , also referred to Rajputs of Kumaun region of Uttrakhand who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.

Clans

List of Rajput clans in Kumaon: ^{[1] [2]}

• Aswal(Chauhan)
• Adhikari
• Bisht
• Bajetha (gotra bhardwaj)
• Bora|Bohora|Bohara
• Bhakuni ^[3]
• Chand
• Deopa
• Waldia
• Karki
• Mahara
• Negi
• Pathani
• Panwar
• Rautela
• Rawat
• Samant
• Jyala

References

1. Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. pp. 551–553. ISBN   9788185865010.
2. 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.
3. lastnames.myheritage.com https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-name/bhakuni . Retrieved 2025-09-18.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)