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Bohora

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Bohara
बोहरा
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
Word/nameKhasan Empire,बाइसी चौवीसी राज्य, Khas kingdom
Other names
Variant form(s)Bohara, Bohora, Bohra
Derivative(s)Bohara Chhetri, Bohara Ekthariya, Khas Chhetri,
See alsoMahat, Katwal, Rayamajhi, Budhathoki

Bohara (Nepali: बोहरा), Bohara (बोहरा) or Bohora (बोहोरा), is pure chhetri and Chhetri surname of Nepal.[1]

Bohara belonged to Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom.[2]

Notable people with surname Bohara

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Notable Bohora/Bohara include:

Deepak Bohara, politician; former Minister, Member of Parliament, Nepal

References

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  1. ^ Pradhan, Kumar (1991). The Gorkha conquests: The process and consequences of the unification of Nepal, with particular reference to eastern Nepal. ISBN 978-0-19-562723-7.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 8. ISBN 9788180698132.