Gorkha (South Asian people)
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Variants
Ghoorka (South Asian people)
Ghurka (South Asian people)
Goorkha (South Asian people)
Gurkha (South Asian people)
Gurkhas
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Broader Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: 2015007352, Middleton, T. The demands of recognition, 2015:publisher's summary (Gorkha community)
found: India : a country study, 1996:p. 223 (Gorhkaland movement of Nepalis in Darjiling District of West Bengal; ethnic identity "Gorkha" comes from the kingdom with that name that united Nepal in 18th century)
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Change Notes
1986-02-11: new
2015-10-14: revised
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