Kumaoni Rajput | |
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कुमाउनी राजपूत | |
Classification | Subcaste of Rajputs |
Gotra | Bharadwaj, Gautam, Kashyap[1] |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Kumaoni, Sanskrit |
Original state | Uttarakhand |
Lineage | Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi[2] |
Notable members | Chand dynasty, Katyuri dynasty |
Related groups | Garhwali Rajputs, Rajputs of Nepal |
Kingdom (original) | Kumaon Kingdom |
Kumaoni Rajput (Kumaoni:कुमाउनी राजपूत, Sanskrit:राजपुत्र), also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a caste of Kshatriya Rajputs who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.[3]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).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.