Samant (Doti)

Soun/Saun/ Saud/Sawad/Samant/Saund were the feudal kings of the Doti region, which was formed after the disintegration of Katyuri kingdom of Uttarakhand and far western region of Nepal during the 13th century.

The Saud title was given by the Raika king. During the reign of Raika king, Saud were ranked after king. it is known as the warrior kshatriya caste found widely in Garhwal, Kumaon and Far-western region of Nepal. Some Sawad/Saud were migrated to Kalikot, Kailali and Kanchanpur district from Doti, Achham, Bajura, Bajhang, Dadeldhura, Darchula and Baitadi District of Nepal.

They use twenty surnames according to place:

• Malasi Saud
• Sunkoti Saud
• Gora/kala Saud
• Katyuri Saud
• Karudel Samant
• Tebhare Sawad
• Timal Samant
• Paltel Sawad
• Siyabani (Sobarna) Samant
• Kuskota Samant
• navrath Sawad
• Amel Samant
• Ghighidel Samant
• Suma Saud
• Deupadi Sawad
• Hari Samant
• Puri Samant
• Aalvi Samant
• Vaalvi Sawad
• Sukili Saud

Notable

• Bharat Sawad (1968–?), Nepalese weightlifter
• Chandra Sawad (born 1991), Nepalese cricketer
• Narayan Prakash Saud, Nepalese politician
• Nar Bahadur Saud, Nepalese writer