Bohora

Bohara
बोहरा
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
Word/nameKhasa kingdom
Other names
Variant form(s)Bohara, Bohora, Bohra
Derivative(s)Bohara Brahmin, Bohra chhetri, Bohara Ekthariya
See alsoMahat, Katwal, Rayamajhi, Budhathoki

Bohara (Nepali: बोहरा), Bohara (बोहरा) or Bohora (बोहोरा), is a Brahmin (bahun) and Chhetri surname of Nepal.[1]

Bohara belonged to Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ Pradhan, Kumar (1991). The Gorkha conquests: The process and consequences of the unification of Nepal, with particular reference to eastern Nepal. ISBN 978-0-19-562723-7.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 8. ISBN 9788180698132.