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	'''Karki''' ~~([[Devanagari]]:कार्की)~~ is a [[~~Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni~~]] surname ~~found among the Chettri community of~~ [[Nepal]] and ~~the~~ [[~~Kshatriya~~]]~~/Pahari~~ [[~~Rajput~~]] ~~community~~ of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite book ~~\|last1=Pande \|first1=Badri Datt~~ \|title=~~History~~ of ~~Kumaun~~: ~~English version of "Kumaun ka itihas"~~ \|date=~~1993~~ \|publisher=~~Shree Almora Book Depot~~ \|isbn=~~8190020943~~ \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books~~/about/History_of_Kumaun.html~~?id=~~HnKHxAEACAAJ&redir_esc~~=y}}</ref> ~~Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].~~<ref>{{cite book \|last1=~~Subba~~ \|first1=~~Tanka Bahadur~~ \|title=~~Dynamics~~ of ~~a Hill Society~~: ~~The Nepalis in Darjeeling~~ and ~~Sikkim Himalayas~~ \|date=~~1989~~ \|publisher=~~Mittal Publications~~ \|isbn=~~9788173041143~~ \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=~~1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y~~}}</ref> It was ~~also~~ a title given to ~~the~~ tax ~~collectors~~ in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{~~cite~~ book \|~~last1~~=Adhikary \|~~first1~~=Surya Mani \|title=The ~~Khaśa~~ Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age ~~\|date=1997~~ \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/~~The_Kha~~%C5%~~9Ba_Kingdom~~/~~cH5uAAAAMAAJ~~?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=~~The~~%~~20medieval~~%~~20khasa~~%~~20kingdom~~%~~20by~~%~~20surya~~%~~20man~~%~~20adhikary~~}}</ref>		'''Karki''' is a [[Chhetri]] surname from [[Nepal]] and a [[Rajput]] clan from the [[Kumaon division\|Kumaon]] region of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name="Subba">{{cite book\|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|page=33 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ \|quote=Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=K. S. \|title=People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles \|date=1992 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=8185579091 \|page=1483 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ}}</ref>
	== ~~Notable people~~ ==
	* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki~~]],~~ [[~~Nepalis\|Nepali~~]] ~~politician~~		== Khasa Kingdom ==
	* [[~~Lokman Singh Karki~~]], [[~~Nepalis~~\|~~Nepali~~]] ~~civil servant~~		Karki was a title given to tax collecting officers in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref name ="Adhikary">{{Cite book\|last=Adhikary \|first=Surya Mani \|title=The Khasa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|year=1997 \|isbn=8185693501 \|page=87 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cH5uAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> The Karki Chhetris who are descendants of Jasu Karki ruled over the principality of Piutharpu. One branch of Karki Chhetris ruled over Udayapur in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Source Manual Series \|date=1988 \|publisher=Committee, Department of Archaeology \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Source_Manual_Series/i25mAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=karki%20feudal%20lords%20principality}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Regmi Research Series \|date=1979 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Regmi_Research_Series/jGJDAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=karki%20chhetri%20ruled%20principality}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Ram Niwas \|title=Making of Modern Nepal: A Study of History, Art, and Culture of the Principalities of Western Nepal \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=9788185693378 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Making_of_Modern_Nepal/NzNuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=karki%20title%20ram%20niwas%20pandey}}</ref>
	* [[~~Hari Krishna Karki~~]], ~~[[Chief Justice~~ of ~~Nepal]]~~
	* [[Kaji]] [[Swarup Singh Karki]], [[~~Dewan~~]] of the [[Kingdom ~~of Nepal~~]]		== Karki Rajputs ==
	* [[~~Ram Karki~~]], ~~[[Nepalis~~\|~~Nepali]] politician~~		Karki is a [[Suryavanshi]] [[Rajput]] clan from the [[Kumaon Kingdom\|Kumaon]] region of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name = "Pandey">{{cite book \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Badri Datt \|title=History of Kumaon: English version of "Kumaon Ka Itihas" \|date=1993 \|publisher=Shyam Prakashan \|isbn=9788185865010 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXZwQgAACAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sati \|first1=Vishwambhar Prasad \|title=Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimage \|date=2022 \|publisher=Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers \|isbn=9789391734237 \|page=28 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365583195 \|quote=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.}}</ref> The Karki Rajputs are distinct from Karki Chhetris as they derive their name from Karkyuda Bunga which was a Jagir in the [[Kumaon Kingdom]]. The Karki Rajputs were among the four prominent feudal lords in the [[Kumaon Kingdom]] who held higher status as [[Thakur (title)\|Thakurs]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Himalayan Gazetteer, Volume 3 Part 3 \|date=1886 \|publisher=Cosmos Publications \|location=New Delhi \|page=170 \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.15224/page/n177/mode/2up \|quote=The four tribes of Taragi, Bora, Chaudhari, and Karki or Kharku and their headmen or Burhas were in former days counted great men, and held their lands rent-free in jagir.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sanwal \|first1=Ram Datt \|title=Social stratification in rural Kumaon \|date=1976 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=Delhi \|isbn=9780195605310 \|page=27 \|url=https://archive.org/details/socialstratifica0000sanw/page/n9/mode/2up?q=Thakur \|quote=Of the Kshatriya, the Char-Burh retained their political position as elders in Kali Kumaon and Thakur-Rajput or Kshettri in terms of caste, while the Panch-Thok and Bar-Adhikari categories which practiced agriculture and herding, and provided common soldiers for the Chand army were, on account of their ethnic antecedants and/or occupation, given the caste title Khasi or Khasi-Jimdar.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Misra \|first1=Nityananda \|title=Source Materials of Kumauni History \|date=1994 \|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot \|isbn=9788185865249 \|page=66 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Source_Materials_of_Kumauni_History/mdxHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=karki+rajput+kumaon&dq=karki+rajput+kumaon&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
	* [[Sushila Karki]], ~~first female [[Chief Justice~~ of ~~Nepal]]~~
	== References ==		== References ==
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	'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>		'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Pande \|first1=Badri Datt \|title=History of Kumaun: English version of "Kumaun ka itihas" \|date=1993 \|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot \|isbn=8190020943 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Kumaun.html?id=HnKHxAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>
	== Notable people ==		== Notable people ==
	* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician		* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician

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	'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>		'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>
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	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Kumaoni Rajputs: Kumauni People, Gurjara-Pratihara, Chauhan, Rathore, Bhandari, Chand Kings, Pathani, Rawat Rajputs, Karki, Mehta, Rana, Bisht \|date=2010 \|publisher=General Books \|isbn=9781155672847 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Kumaoni_Rajputs.html?id=sSKNSQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>		'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>
	== Notable people ==		== Notable people ==
	* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician		* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician

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	'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>		'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis\|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Kumaoni Rajputs: Kumauni People, Gurjara-Pratihara, Chauhan, Rathore, Bhandari, Chand Kings, Pathani, Rawat Rajputs, Karki, Mehta, Rana, Bisht \|date=2010 \|publisher=General Books \|isbn=9781155672847 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Kumaoni_Rajputs.html?id=sSKNSQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Subba \|first1=Tanka Bahadur \|title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas \|date=1989 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=9788173041143 \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Adhikary \|first1=Surya Mani \|title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Nirala Publications \|isbn=8185693501 \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>
	== Notable people ==		== Notable people ==
	* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician		* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis\|Nepali]] politician

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'''Karki''' ([[Devanagari]]:कार्की) is a [[Nepalis|Nepali]]/[[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] surname found among the Chettri community of [[Nepal]] and the [[Kshatriya]]/Pahari [[Rajput]] community of [[Uttarakhand]]. Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Subba |first1=Tanka Bahadur |title=Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas |date=1989 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9788173041143 |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}}</ref> It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adhikary |first1=Surya Mani |title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age |date=1997 |publisher=Nirala Publications |isbn=8185693501 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Kha%C5%9Ba_Kingdom/cH5uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=The%20medieval%20khasa%20kingdom%20by%20surya%20man%20adhikary}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* [[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]], [[Nepalis|Nepali]] politician
* [[Lokman Singh Karki]], [[Nepalis|Nepali]] civil servant
* [[Hari Krishna Karki]], [[Chief Justice of Nepal]]
* [[Kaji]] [[Swarup Singh Karki]], [[Dewan]] of the [[Kingdom of Nepal]]
* [[Ram Karki]], [[Nepalis|Nepali]] politician
* [[Sushila Karki]], first female [[Chief Justice of Nepal]]
== References ==