Sunday, September 24, 2017

Thakuri Caste Information

Thakuri (Nepali: ne:ठकुरी) is a caste among Nepalese peoples.
Thakuri (ठकुरी) is generally considered as one the Pahadi (पहाडी) race in Nepal. According to 2011 census, Thakuri population in Nepal is 425,623 (Link1). According to joshuaproject 98.71% of Thakuri people believe in Hinduism and majority of them speak Nepali as the first language (Link2). Majority of Thakuri people live in mid and far western regions of Nepal.
The Gandaki region Thakuri has little background of Magar people. Thakuri marry cross cousin marriage as do Magar, Raute and Kusunda.
Ref 1. An account of Kingdom of Nepal- Hamilton Buchanan 2.Dor Bahadur Bista " Sabai jat ko Phoolbari 3. Rishi Kesh shah 4. Rishikesh Shah a historian and foreign minister 5. M S Thapa Magar Ex Minister of Nepal 6 Pradip Lafa Magar a writer 7. Bam Kumari Buda Magar Social Leader 8. BK Rana Professor 9. Vansittart- Notes of Nepal 10. Shikharnath Subedi " Thar Gotra Prarabali"

Thakuri as a historical meaning

The word Thakuri (ठकुरी) is associated with ruling clan. Some say that Thakuris are originated from Rajput of India; they had entered Nepal to escape from Muslim evasion. Some say that, all ruling clans at different time frame in Nepal were considered 'Thakuri'. Some claim the Newar Malla kings of Kathmandu valley (1200-1768) belong "Thakuri clan" as they are referred to as "Thaku juju dya" meaning "Thakuri Raja Dev".

History of Thakuri kings

Coin of the time of Sivadeva III of the Thakuris (1098-1126).[2]
First Thakuri king in Nepal was Ansu-Barma (605-629 AD) who ruled during Lichhivi Period (approx 400-877 AD) Though he was not a Lichhavi, he married a daughter of the Lichhavi king, Shivadeva. He impressed his father-in-law and became de facto ruler. But after Ansu-Barma Lichhivi came back into the power. Though it is not clear if Ansu-Barma was Khas thakuri or not. (Link3) In October, 869 A.D. Thakuri king Raghv Dev founded his ruling dynasty in Central Nepal defeating Lichhivis. They ruled until 12th century and the famous rulers of that period were Gunakama Dev (949- 994 AD), Laxmikama Dev (1024 -1040 AD), Vijaykama Dev, Bhasker Dev (Nuwakot-thakuri clan), Bala Dev, Padma Dev, Nagarjun Dev, Shanker Dev(1067-1080AD), Bam Dev (clan of Ansu Barma), Harsha Dev, Sivadeva III (1099-1126AD), Mahendra Dev, Mana Dev, Narendra Dev II, Ananda Dev, Rudra Dev, Amrit Dev, Ratna Dev II, Someswar Dev, Gunakama Dev II, Laxmikama Dev III and Vijayakama Dev II. But we do not find much evidence about this historical period. When the first Malla king Ari-Malla (or Ari dev) started his own dynasty in 12th century AD, the rule of Thakuri dynasties ended in the central Nepal. But in western Nepal the powerful Khas empire and some newly formed Baise/chaubise states were being ruled by Thakuri kings. Later on, King Prithivi Narayan Shah of Gorkha (one chaubise state) united Nepal and founded Shah dynasty which ruled for the period of 1768-2008 AD. Shah is also a Thakuri Caste.

List of Thakuri Last names

Thakuri (ठकुरी), Bam (बम), Chand (चन्द), Hamal (हमाल), Khand (खाँड), Malla (मल्ल), Sen (सेन), Shah (शाह), Rana (राणा), Shahi (शाही), Singh (सिंह)

See also

References


  • "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).

    1. CNG Coins [1]

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