Karki (surname)
| Language(s) | Nepali, Kumaoni |
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| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Nepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2] |
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| See also | Thapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista |
Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and a Kumaoni Rajput clan in Uttarakhand.[3][4]
Khasa Kingdom
Karki was a government title in the medieval Khasa Kingdom. The surname has its origin in Khas language, literally meaning Tax (Devanagari: कर) administrator. Courtiers were given the Karki title in the medieval Khas kingdom, which was eventually kept as surname by their descendants. As the Khas kingdom expanded, Karki were also given powers to rule vassal states. They were also given the titles of Raja of Pyuthan.[5] The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the title of Karki.[1] The sub-clans of Karki in Nepal are:
- Lama Karki: Lama Karki belong to Shreepali clan so they are also known as Shreepali Karki.[5] They belong to the Parashara gotra and are believed to be from Lamathada in the Sinja Valley of the Khasa Kingdom.[6]
- Mudula Karki[citation needed]
- Sutar Karki: Sutar Karki trace their ancestry to Jasodhar Pandit, who obtained the Karki title in Sutarkot, Dailekh [7]
- Khulal Karki[citation needed]
Karki Rajput clan of Kumaon
Karki is a Rajput clan based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.[8][9] The Karki Rajputs of Champawat were chiefly Faujdars/Kiladars in the Kumaon Kingdom. Shri Sukhram Karki was an influential Faujdar during the reign of the Chand kings.[2]
Notable people
Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:
- Bipin Karki, Nepali actor
- Dipak Karki, several Nepali politicians
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepali politician
- Hari Krishna Karki, Nepali judge and former Chief Justice of Nepal
- Hikmat Kumar Karki, Nepali politician and former Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Kedar Karki, Nepali politician and Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Lokman Singh Karki, Nepali civil servant and former head of CIAA
- Mallika Karki, Nepali singer
- Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepali poet
- Priyanka Karki, Nepali actress
- Ram Karki, Nepali politician
- Sushila Karki, Nepali jurist and first female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016 – 2017)
- Sushma Karki, Nepali actress
- Swarup Singh Karki, Kaaji and later, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal (c.1775 – c.1777)
- Vidhan Karki, Nepali film director
References
- ^ a b Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age. Nirala Publications. p. 87. ISBN 8185693501.
- ^ a b Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 1. Shyam Prakashan. p. 200. ISBN 9788185865010.
He had four fauzdars or kiledars who upto now are famous as the four alas Karki, Bora, Tadagi and Chaudhari. These four chieftains were the leaders of the people of the four factions and they also lived in forts called alas.
- ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a Hill Society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9788173041143.
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.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.
- ^ a b Nepal "Yatri", Purnaprakash (April–May 1984). "श्रीपाली बम्म सन्तति: एक विवेचना" (PDF). Ancient Nepal (81): 5 – via Digital Himalaya.
- ^ "List of Gotra and Thari". Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Nepal, Amit Kumar. "Nepal Bansawali". Nepal Bansawali.
- ^ Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2022). Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimage. Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 9789391734237.
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.
- ^ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. p. 551. ISBN 9788185865010.
Karki: These people call themselves to have descended from the family of the Rana of Chittorgarh. They are Rajputs of the Sun clan. They came here during the time of the Katyuri kings.