कार्की
Language(s)Nepali, Kumaoni
Origin
DerivationKar (Tax)
MeaningTax Collector[1]
Region of originNepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2]
Other names
See alsoThapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista

Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname found among the Chhetri community of Nepal and the Kumaoni Rajput community of Uttarakhand.[3][4]

Types of Karki

In Nepal

Karki was a government title in the medieval Khasa Kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the title of Karki.[1] The sub-clans of Karki in Nepal are:

In Uttarakhand

Karki is a clan of Rajputs based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.[6][7] The Karkis of Kali Kumaon were chiefly Faujdars/Kiladars in the Kumaon Kingdom.[2]

Notable people

Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:

References

  1. ^ a b c Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age. Nirala Publications. p. 87. ISBN 8185693501.
  2. ^ a b Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 1. Shyam Prakashan. p. 200. ISBN 9788185865010. He had four fauzdars or kiledars who upto now are famous as the four alas Karki, Bora, Tadagi and Chaudhari. These four chieftains were the leaders of the people of the four factions and they also lived in forts called alas.
  3. ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a Hill Society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9788173041143. Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
  4. ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.
  5. ^ "List of Gotra and Thari". Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. p. 551. ISBN 9788185865010. Karki: These people call themselves to have descended from the family of the Rana of Chittorgarh. They are Rajputs of Sun clan. They came here during the time of the Katyuri kings.
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