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Dhakal
ढकाल
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
Word/nameKhasa kingdom
Other names
Derivative(s)Jaisi Dhakal
See alsoGhimire, Poudel, Pokharel, Khanal, Aryal, Subedi

Dhakal (Template:Lang-ne pronounced [ɖʱʌkal]) is a Bahun (बाहुन)/Kshetri(क्षेत्री) surname found in Nepal and in some parts of India (Uttarakhand, Sikkim). They are pahari people and of Indo-Aryan origin.

The Dhakals are believed to be the direct descendants of Rishi or sage Upamanyu, who is in turn believed to be descended from Rishi Vasishta. They are believed to have originated from a place called Dhapuk in the Achham Districts and Gorkha Districts.[citation needed] The Sikkimese Dhakals have been in Sikkim and the Dhakals from mid-western Nepal migrated towards the east including Syanja, Gorkha, and all the way to eastern Nepal.[citation needed] Dhakals were engaged in priestly and astrological works done by Bahun priests in the Kingdom of Gorkha. Astrologer Kulananda Dhakal used to counsel King Prithvi Narayan Shah before war.[1] Yaku {Bhojpur and Gorkha} is known as the Birta of Dhakal; Syanja, Gorkha, Terathum, Bhojpur and Gorkha are famous places from which many Dhakals have emerged.

Culture

The culture is a part the traditional Nepali-Hinduism Brahmin

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Singh, N.K. (1997). Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 116. ISBN 9788170248477. Retrieved 2015-07-24.