Hill Brahmin and Chhetri
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Hill Brahmin and Chhetri are traditionally high-caste Hindu communities from Nepal’s hilly regions, historically prominent in administration, the military, and social leadership.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu community
ⓘ
caste group ⓘ ethno-caste group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Khas Brahmin and Chhetri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Kingdom of Gorkha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageGroup | Khas-Arya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStateFormation | unification of Nepal ⓘ |
| componentGroup |
Hill Brahmin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hill Chhetri ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| countryMinorityOrMajority | numerically large group in Nepal GENERATED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Hindu festival observance such as Dashain
ⓘ
Hindu festival observance such as Tihar ⓘ patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central hills of Nepal
ⓘ
western hills of Nepal ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
overrepresented in bureaucracy
ⓘ
overrepresented in political leadership ⓘ |
| historicalPrivilege | access to land and education ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
administrative elite in Nepal
ⓘ
local social leadership in hill regions ⓘ military elite in Nepal ⓘ |
| language | Nepali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| legalCategoryInNepal | Khas Arya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedIssue |
affirmative action debates in Nepal
ⓘ
caste-based inequality in Nepal ⓘ |
| majorityReligionBranch |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | endogamy within caste ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
internal migration to Kathmandu Valley
ⓘ
labour migration abroad ⓘ |
| militaryRole | officer ranks in Nepalese Army ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | historically dominant in state institutions ⓘ |
| region | Hill region of Nepal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualStatus | twice-born castes ⓘ |
| socialClassificationInNepal | dominant caste ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high caste ⓘ |
| socialSystem | varna system ⓘ |
| stateLanguageAssociation | standard Nepali language ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
administration
ⓘ
landholding ⓘ military service ⓘ priesthood ⓘ |
| varnaPosition |
Brahmin (for Hill Brahmin)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kshatriya (for Hill Chhetri) ⓘ |
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