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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''' ([[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 Nepali/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.[1] It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.[2]
Notable people
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepali politician
- Lokman Singh Karki, Nepali civil servant
- Hari Krishna Karki, Chief Justice of Nepal
- Kaji Swarup Singh Karki, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal
- Ram Karki, Nepali politician
- Sushila Karki, first female Chief Justice of Nepal
References
- ↑ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
- ↑ Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age. Nirala Publications. ISBN 8185693501.