Karki is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and a Rajput clan from the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
Khasa Kingdom Karki was a title given to tax collecting officers in the medieval Khasa Kingdom. The Karki Chhetris who are descendants of Jasu Karki were feudal lords of the principality of Piutharpu. One branch of Karki Chhetris were rulers of the principality of Udayapur in Nepal.
Karki Rajputs of Kumaon
Karki is a Rajput clan from the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The Karki Rajputs were among the four prominent feudal lords in the Kumaon Kingdom who held higher status as Thakurs.
Notable people Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:
Bipin Karki, Nepali actor Dipak Karki, several Nepali politicians Ek Raj Karki, Nepali politician Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepali politician Hari Krishna Karki, Nepali judge and former Chief Justice of Nepal Hikmat Kumar Karki, Nepali politician and former Chief Minister of Koshi Province Kedar Karki, Nepali politician and Chief Minister of Koshi Province Lokman Singh Karki, Nepali civil servant and former head of CIAA Mallika Karki, Nepali singer Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepali poet Priyanka Karki, Nepali actress Ram Karki, Nepali politician Sushila Karki, Nepali interim Prime Minister, former Chief Justice of Nepal Sushma Karki, Nepali actress Swarup Singh Karki, Kaaji and later, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal (c.1775 – c.1777) Vidhan Karki, Nepali film director
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