Khas people
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The Khas people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of the Himalayan region, historically prominent in what is now Nepal and parts of northern India, with a distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Khas Arya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari (in Nepalese context) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parbatiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Shah dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thakuri rulers ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Hindu festivals such as Dashain
ⓘ
Hindu festivals such as Tihar ⓘ |
| culture |
Khas culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari culture ⓘ |
| demographics | constitute a large proportion of Nepal’s population ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Khasa Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identityChange | many Khas adopted surnames like Bahun and Chhetri ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language |
Khas language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| legalStatus | classified as Khas Arya in modern Nepalese constitution ⓘ |
| linguisticImpact | Khas language evolved into modern Nepali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticRole | native speakers of the language that became Nepal’s official language ⓘ |
| majorityStatus | historically dominant group in Nepal ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | traditionally arranged marriages ⓘ |
| migration |
expanded eastward into central Nepal
ⓘ
originated in western Himalayas ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
formed ruling elites of unified Kingdom of Nepal
ⓘ
provided many officers and soldiers in Gorkhali armies ⓘ |
| region | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | caste-based society ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Dalit Khas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khas Brahmin NERFINISHED ⓘ Khas Chhetri NERFINISHED ⓘ Thakuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Far-Western Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Karnali region NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
administration
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ soldiery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.