Gurkha

Gurkha (or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorkhnath. His disciple Bappa Rawal (real name Kalbhoj) founded the house of Mewar. Later Bappa Rawal's descendants went further east to found the house of Gorkha, which in turn founded the Kingdom of Nepal. Gurkhas are most well-known for their history of service as foreign soldiers in the British Army and the Indian Army.

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Gurkhas claim descent from the Hindu Rajputs and Brahmins of Northern India who entered modern-day Nepal from the west. They take their name from the warrior Hindu saint Guru Gorkhanath of the 8th century.

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Guru Gorkhanath had a Rajput prince-disciple, the legendary Bappa Rawal (real name Kalbhoj), founder of the house of Mewar, who became the first Gurkha and is the ancestor of the present Royal family of Nepal.

Nepal: The Kingdom of Nepal ( ) is a landlocked country in South Asia, bordering the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west. Nepal has the distinction of being the world's only Hindu state, with over eighty percent of the people following this faith. For a relatively ...

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3rd Gurkha Regiment