Chhetri
E603786
Chhetri are a traditionally high-caste Hindu community of Nepal, historically associated with the Kshatriya (warrior-ruler) varna and prominent in the country’s political and military spheres.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khas Chhetri | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caste group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedVarna | Kshatriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| countryOfSignificantPopulation |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIn |
Nepal Army officer corps
ⓘ
Nepalese bureaucracy ⓘ Nepalese politics ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticOrigin | Khas Arya ⓘ |
| followsKinshipRule | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landholding class in Nepal
ⓘ
military elite of Nepal ⓘ political elite of Nepal ⓘ |
| language | Nepali language ⓘ |
| legalClassificationInNepal | Khas Arya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Dashain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teej NERFINISHED ⓘ Tihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityLanguage | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| marriageRule |
endogamy at caste level
ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ |
| partOf | Khas people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Bahun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khas Brahmin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pahari people of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Thakuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | Brahmanical Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClassificationInNepal | forward caste ⓘ |
| socialStratum | upper caste ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
administrator
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ soldier ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | high caste ⓘ |
| usesSurname |
Chetri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chettri NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhetri NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhetry ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khas Chhetri
subject surface form:
Jhapa District
subject surface form:
Morang District