What race is thakuri?

Thakuri is not of the same race as Newar but there is no sub-caste within Thakuri. There is a lot of talk about the Malla kings of the Kathmandu Valley being called Thuku Ja by the Newars at that time, which means the abbreviated form of the Thakuri king, which is still heard today.

Is thakuri a Mongolian?

” for your kind information thakuri are not mongolian and are not pure aryan also, thakuri origin are like the origin of kshetriya rajpoot origin like sak,jat, huns, khas e.tc. and braman father and sak,jat, huns, khas mother. though some thakuri have mixed with aryan and some have mixed with mongolian .

What caste is thakuri in Nepal?

Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) is a caste in Nepal. Thakuri traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes….Thakuri.

Where did thakuri came from?

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The word Thakuri (ठकुरी) is associated with ruling clan. Some say that Thakuris are originated from Rajput of India; they had entered Nepal to escape from Muslim evasion. Some say that, all ruling clans at different time frame in Nepal were considered ‘Thakuri’.

Is Deuba a thakuri?

Thousands of Nepalis across the country have even discarded their surnames to shrug off their caste identities. The heads of all the cabinets under King Gyanendra’s rule have been Chettris: Chand (a Thakuri sub-caste), Thapa, Deuba and Shah (also Thakuri).

Is Thakuri a Chhetri?

Technically Thakuri belong to Chhetri caste. Thakuri is considered to be ruler clan. Shah is also considered to belong Thakuri subcaste of chhetri. Today Thakuri population in Nepal is estimated as 418,000 out of which 99\% believe in Hinduism and 88\% speak Nepali as first language.

Is Deuba a Thakuri?

Are Shah Jains?

In the Bundelkhand Jain community, the father-in-law (or son’s/daughter’s father-in-law) used to be called “sahaji”. Thus the words “Shah” etc. all indicate a respected member of the mercantile community. Today it is used by Gujarati business communities.

Is Shah low a caste?

Shah are a Jain and Hindu-Garhwali and Kumaoni caste found in the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and cities like Mumbai. Shah means ‘very large’ in Persian, and it was common practice to prefix “Sah” before a king’s name.

Is niraula a Brahmin?

“Niraula” is a surname of both Brahmin’s and Kshetri’s in Nepal and some parts of India.

Which caste is nakarmi?

Caste groups

Are Thakuris from Nepal or India?

Map Design: Joshua Project. Though the centuries the Thakuri people have held high status both in Nepal and in India. There were Thakuri kings in Nepal as early as the 600s. Though opinions differ, people have associated the Thakuris with Rajputs and Chhetris, both forward caste groups in the Hindu hierarchy.

Is Palpa a Thakuri race?

Palpa has been a part of the Magar heartland throughout history . Acually, Thakuri of Nepal does not mean that they relate to any single race rather thakuri means rulers of Nepal. During बाइस्से चौबीसै kingdom of Nepal, rulers of west part from Karnali were Khas king & East of Karnali upto Kathamndu, the rulers were Magar Kings.

What is the role of Thakuris today?

Today many Thakuris are landlords who control the agricultural means of production. Those who live at lower elevations make a subsistence living. Speaking to other Thakuris, one blogger said that they need to adapt to today’s world by working harder.

What is the origin of the Nepalese appearance?

If you’re more interested on the theory behind so called ‘Mongolian’ (Asiatic) appearance then the story goes that ancestors of the Asiatic peoples (that is, the people who live in modern day East Asia) migrated, in prehistoric times, fr (Trans-Himalayan) ancestry of archaic Nepalese society.