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Basnet/Basnyat (Nepali: बस्नेत/बस्न्यात) is a surname of Khasas of Nepal and India.[1] It is commonly found among Jharra Chhetri community.[2]
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
- The Shreepali (Sripali) Jumli Basnets of Jumla bharadwaja later Gorkha.
- The Khaptari (Khaptadi Basnyat) King of Khaptad Raghuvanshi Kshatriya Kaushik gotriya
- The Lamichhane; Garga gotriya Basnets
Notable people with surname Basnet
References
- ^ "Basnet Family Name". Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki,Chouhan, Karki, Khadka, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Rayamajhi, Rathour, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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