Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname found among the Chettri community of Nepal and the Kshatriya/Pahari Rajput community of Uttarakhand.[1] Karki is one of the prominent Chettri clans in Nepal.[2] It was also a title given to the tax collectors in the medieval Khasa Kingdom.[3]
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
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- ↑ Kumaoni Rajputs: Kumauni People, Gurjara-Pratihara, Chauhan, Rathore, Bhandari, Chand Kings, Pathani, Rawat Rajputs, Karki, Mehta, Rana, Bisht. General Books. 2010. ISBN 9781155672847.
- ↑ 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.