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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu community ⓘ
caste group ⓘ
ethno-caste group ⓘ
social group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Khas Brahmin and Chhetri ⓘ
linked to: Khas Brahmin
associatedKingdom Kingdom of Gorkha ⓘ
linked to: Gorkha Kingdom
associatedLanguageGroup Khas-Arya ⓘ
linked to: Khas Arya
associatedStateFormation unification of Nepal ⓘ
componentGroup Hill Brahmin ⓘ
linked to: Khas Brahmin

Hill Chhetri ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
countryMinorityOrMajority numerically large group in Nepal ⓘ
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 ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
legalCategoryInNepal Khas Arya ⓘ
linkedIssue affirmative action debates in Nepal ⓘ
caste-based inequality in Nepal ⓘ
majorityReligionBranch Shaivism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
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) ⓘ
linked to: Khas Brahmin

Kshatriya (for Hill Chhetri) ⓘ

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Nepalgunj → hasMajorEthnicGroups → Hill Brahmin and Chhetri ⓘ
Parbatiya → associatedWithSocialSystem → Hindu caste hierarchy in Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Hill Brahmin and Chhetri
Mid-Hills of Nepal → hasEthnicGroup → Chhetri communities ⓘ
linked to: Hill Brahmin and Chhetri
Dang District → hasEthnicGroup → Chhetri communities ⓘ
subject linked to: Dang
linked to: Hill Brahmin and Chhetri