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शमशेर / Shumsher · Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
Khas-AryaKhas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
- Gotra
- कश्यपKashyap
- Kuldevata
- Masto / Kalika / Shiva / Baraha
- Pravara
- Tryarshi (Kashyapa, Avatsara, Naidhruva)
- Origin
- Khas Empire & Western principalities (कर्णाली/गण्डकी)
- Region
- Karnali, Sudurpashchim, Gandaki, Bagmati
- Census 2021
- Kshetri - 4,796,995 people (16.45%)
Sage Kashyapa lineage, one of the primary foundational Saptarshi gotras spanning Brahmins, Chhetris, and Dalits.
Other surnames of the Kashyap gotra / clan
- Adhikariअधिकारी
- Airiऐरी
- Badalबादल
- Bakharelबाख्रेल
- Baniyaबानियाँ
- Bidariबिडारी
- Bogatiबोगटी
- Bohraबोहरा
- Budhaबुढा
- Budhaerबुढायर
- Buraबुरा
- Dangalदङ्गाल
- Dangiडाँगी
- Deubaदेउवा
- Dhamiधामी
- Dotelडोटेल
- Ghimireघिमिरे
- Humagainहुमागाईं
- Jhaझा
- Kadayatकडायत
- Kajiकाजी
- Kathayatकठायत
- Katawalकटवाल / कटुवाल
- Kawarकँवर
- Khadayatखडायत
- Khatiखाती
- Koikyalकोइक्याल
- Maharaमहारा
- Mahatमहत
- Mahatमहत
Other Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya) surnames
- Airiऐरी
- Baniyaबानियाँ
- Baruwalबरुवाल
- Basnetबस्नेत / बस्न्यात
- Bhandariभण्डारी
- Bistaबिष्ट
- Bogatiबोगटी
- Bohraबोहरा
- Budhaबुढा
- Budhaerबुढायर
- Budhatokiबुढाथोकी
- Buraबुरा