Kshetri
Pahari Kshatriya caste of Khas group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khas/Kshetri or Khas/Chhetri/Chetry (Nepali: क्षेत्री) are Turanid Ab-Original Native From of people belonging to Indo-Aryan race in Khas group, a Altaic ethno-linguistic group (see Altaic languages). Generally, the Parvate/Pahari (hilly) Kshatriyas are called as Kshetris or Khas Kshetris. Kshetris served as rulers, administrators, governors and warriors as per their Occupational caste. They were able to dominate most of the Nepalese history through monopolizing government and military upto 1951 AD. After democracy in Nepal, Kshetris were still visible in the government especially dominating Panchayati government and still monopolizing military.
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Total population | |
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43,98,053 as per Nepal Census 2011 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Ancient Bactrian, Turanian languages, Nepali language (Khas Kura) as mother tongue | |
Religion | |
Hinduism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Sakha |
According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Legal Code) of Nepal, Kshetris belong to sacred thread bearers (Yagyopavit) and twice born (Dvija) Hindus.[1]