Kumaoni Rajput Explained

Group:	Kumaoni Rajput
Popplace:	Uttarakhand
Langs:	Hindi, Kumaoni
Rels:	Hinduism
Related:	Kumaoni people, Other Indo-Aryan peoples

Kumaoni Rajput, also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a Kshatriya Rajput caste of Rajputs who wielded considerable power in the Kumaon region, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.^[1]

Kumaoni Rajput clans

List of Rajput clans in Kumaon:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Aswal
• Jyala
• Basera
• Nagarkoti
• Kapkoti
• Bisht
• Chand
• Chuphal/Chufal
• Deopa
• Fartyal
• Dhek
• Karki
• Mahara
• Mehta
• Negi
• Panwar
• Thagunna
• Patni
• Rautela
• Rawat
• Boranga
• Bora
• kumai)surname[Adhikari]

Notes and References

1. Book: Singh . Kumar Suresh . People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.) . 2005 . Anthropological Survey of India . 8173041148 . 858 . The Kumaoni Rajput, also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri, are a small community which includes all immigrants of Kshatriya varna who wielded considerable power both political and economic, from around the fourth century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha..
2. Book: Pandey . Badri Datt . History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2 . 1993 . Shyam Prakashan . 9788185865010 . 551–553.
3. Book: Singh . K. S. . People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles . 1992 . Anthropological Survey of India . 8185579091 . 1483 .
4. Book: Sati . Vishwambhar Prasad . Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimges . 2022 . Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers . 9789391734237 . 28 . 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..