Kumaoni Rajput (Kumaoni:कुमाउनी राजपूत, Sanskrit:राजपुत्र), also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a caste of Kshatriya Rajputs who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.[3]

Kumaoni Rajput
कुमाउनी राजपूत
ClassificationSubcaste of Rajputs
GotraBharadwaj, Gautam, Kashyap[1]
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesKumaoni, Sanskrit
Original stateUttarakhand
LineageSuryavanshi, Chandravanshi[2]
Notable membersChand dynasty, Katyuri dynasty
Related groupsGarhwali Rajputs, Rajputs of Nepal
Kingdom (original)Kumaon Kingdom

Kumaoni Rajput clans

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List of Rajput clans in Kumaon:[2][1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.
  2. ^ a b Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. pp. 551–553. ISBN 9788185865010.
  3. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 858. ISBN 8173041148. 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.
  4. ^ Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2022). Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimges. 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.