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KHAS Surname list
Khadka
खड्का
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
Word/nameKhasa kingdom
DerivationKhadga (sword)
MeaningSword bearer
Other names
Cognate(s)Katwal, Khandayat
Derivative(s)Khadka Kshatri, Khadka kaji, Maharajhi Khadka, Kalikote Khadka
See alsoKunwar, Basnet, Karki, Thapa

Khadka (Nepali: खड्का), anciently called as Khaḍka (Sanskrit: खड्गा), is a surname of Khas/Chhetri caste. Khadga was an ancient Paikelā (warrior) rank along with Thāpā, Rānā and Buḍhā chhetri. Khadka is also a surname of Magar caste which is sub-clan of Rana Magar clan “i.e.” the last magar King Mansingh Khadka Magar of Majhakot (Gorkha), before Drabya Bikram Shah became King of Gorkha

Kunwar Khadka clan

Main article: Kunwar family

Prime Minister of Nepal Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana belonged to the Kunwar family of the Khadka clan. The Kunwar family genealogy also states the title of 'Kunwar Khadka' which was taken by the ancestors of the Kunwar family.

...The hill Raja asked for the daughter of Raja of Bīnātī, a Bagāle Kṣetrī and married her to Rāma Siṃha. They had six sons over 10–12 years, one of whom was recognized by the title of Kum̐vara Khaḍkā for bravery displayed in the battle against Raja of Satān Koṭ. The title was used by his descendants....

— The Kunwar family genealogy by Daniel Wright

After the premiership of Jung Bahadur Kunwar, the Kunwar family through a royal order took up the title of Rana and claimed themselves as Rajput family of Chittor in India and founded the Rana dynasty.

Notable people

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References

  1. ^ Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age. Nirala Publications. p. 210. ISBN 8185693501.
  2. Joshi & Rose 1966, p. 30.
  3. Sharma Baral 1964, p. 111.
  4. ^ Wright 1877, p. 285.
  5. Regmi 1975b, p. 91.

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