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The '''Kanet''' is a [[caste]] found in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] in [[North India]].<ref>''A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab''. Low Price Publications. pp. 457–471</ref> | The '''Kanet''' is a [[caste]] found in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] in [[North India]].<ref>''A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab''. Low Price Publications. pp. 457–471</ref> | ||
They are generally regarded as a [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] (noble) caste, even though they have sometimes been classified otherwise. | They are generally regarded as a [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] (noble) caste, even though they have sometimes been classified otherwise.There is the subcaste of kanets which is known as "Mukhiya". | ||
'''Kanet | '''Kanet''' is one of the Clans Native to Eastern parts of Himachal. Kanets Claim themselves to be the Descendants of Hill Rajas of an Ancient Kingdom. | ||
Ethnically and linguistically, | Ethnically and linguistically, Kanets residing in middle and lower hills of Himachal are of an Indo-Aryan stock such as other Rajput clans, but there are also mixed Mongoloid-Tibetian stock of Kanets in Kinnaur and Lahul. | ||
Kanet | Kanet are known by the title [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]], Although during British times they were considered one of the agriculturalist castes of Himachal like [[Ghirth]].<ref>''A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab''. Low Price Publications. pp. 457–471</ref> The term agricultural tribe, according to the [[Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1900]], was at that time synonymous with [[martial race]].<ref>Mazumder (2003), p. 105</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||