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'''Koirala''' ({{lang-ne|कोइराला}}) is a common surname among upadhayay brahmin and chettri nepal and some parts of northeast [[India]]. All Koiralas share the same [[gotra]], [[Mudgala|Moudgalya]].The first two generations used the surname “bhatta” the third generation was awarded land and given the surname “Timilsina”, 3/4 generations down one of the Timilsina was awarded land again and given the surname “kuikel”. Around 1300AD the king of dailekh awarded “ shree Krishna agnihotri (kuikel)” the land of koirali and started the surname “koirala”. Later a few generations down one part of the koirala branch started writing “Mudula Karki”. As per puran koirala are descendants of chandrabanshi rajarshi ( king and priest) rishi Maudgalya who was the descendant of king bharat and was one of the first five kings of the pachala kingdom (draupatis home). He attained brahmantatwa as well as his first born so his descendants (including koirala) are considered Brahmins. As per the purans the descendants were to be given the title of rajpurohits. Likewise were agnohotri Brahmins who worshipped the fire and is regarded as one of the hardest sect to follow. Such Brahmins in India have cast like agnihotri As per the Sumerian king list, rishi mudgal (different name in Sumer) was the first priest king of the Indus Valley civilization from the Phoenician lineage. Koirala ancestors maintained the agnihotri tradition in current Nepal for nearly 1500 years. Koirala goddess is bindabasini who is derived from kali who is regarded as one of the seven flickering tongue of Agni in rigveda. So even if the name changed over the centuries the main elemental aspects remained the same. Koirala are regarded as pure upadhayay brahmin with brahmin kshetriya qualities because of chandrabanshi lineage. |
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'''Koirala''' ({{lang-ne|कोइराला}}) is a common surname among upadhayay brahmin and chettri nepal and some parts of northeast [[India]]. All Koiralas share the same [[gotra]], [[Mudgala|Moudgalya]]. |
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==Notable people with surname Koirala== |
==Notable people with surname Koirala== |
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Revision as of 03:14, 7 January 2023
 BP Koirala | |
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni |
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| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Khas |
| Word/name | Khasa kingdom |
| Meaning | toponym of Koirali village |
| Other names | |
| Derivative(s) | Koirala Khatri, (K.C.) |
| See also | Poudel, Pokharel, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi, |
Koirala (Template:Lang-ne) is a common surname among upadhayay brahmin and chettri nepal and some parts of northeast India. All Koiralas share the same gotra, Moudgalya.The first two generations used the surname “bhatta” the third generation was awarded land and given the surname “Timilsina”, 3/4 generations down one of the Timilsina was awarded land again and given the surname “kuikel”. Around 1300AD the king of dailekh awarded “ shree Krishna agnihotri (kuikel)” the land of koirali and started the surname “koirala”. Later a few generations down one part of the koirala branch started writing “Mudula Karki”. As per puran koirala are descendants of chandrabanshi rajarshi ( king and priest) rishi Maudgalya who was the descendant of king bharat and was one of the first five kings of the pachala kingdom (draupatis home). He attained brahmantatwa as well as his first born so his descendants (including koirala) are considered Brahmins. As per the purans the descendants were to be given the title of rajpurohits. Likewise were agnohotri Brahmins who worshipped the fire and is regarded as one of the hardest sect to follow. Such Brahmins in India have cast like agnihotri As per the Sumerian king list, rishi mudgal (different name in Sumer) was the first priest king of the Indus Valley civilization from the Phoenician lineage. Koirala ancestors maintained the agnihotri tradition in current Nepal for nearly 1500 years. Koirala goddess is bindabasini who is derived from kali who is regarded as one of the seven flickering tongue of Agni in rigveda. So even if the name changed over the centuries the main elemental aspects remained the same. Koirala are regarded as pure upadhayay brahmin with brahmin kshetriya qualities because of chandrabanshi lineage.
Notable people with surname Koirala
- Koirala family, a dominating family in Nepalese politics
- Anuradha Koirala (born 1949), Nepalese social activist, founder and director of Maiti Nepal
- Bhagawan Koirala (born 1960), Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala) (1914–1982), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
- Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
- Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010), five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990s and 2000s, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
- Krishna Prasad Koirala (died 1943), political leader of Nepal
- Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian Bollywood actress
- Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1951 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1955
- Prakash Koirala, Nepalese politician
- Raj Ballav Koirala (born 1982), Nepalese actor
- Shashanka Koirala (born 1958), Nepalese politician
- Siddharth Koirala, Nepalese film actor
- Sujata Koirala (born 1954), Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Sujata Koirala, Nepalese actress
- Sushil Koirala (1939–2016), Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015
- Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973), Nepalese politician, journalist and writer
References
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