Samant or Sawad (or Saund, Saud) were the feudal kings of the
Doti
Doti ( ne, डोटी), also known as Doti region, Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) as used in the Jagar (folk tales; जागर), in the Farwestern region of Nepal (Sudurpashchim Province), is a region situated between River Kali bordering ...
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 Raika may refer to :
* Rayka Mehwa, a village and former princely state in Gujarat, western India
* the Rabari
The Rabari people (also known as Desai, Rabari, Raika, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Rajasthan also found in Gujarat ...
king. During the reign of Raika king, Saud were ranked after king. it is known as the warrior
kshatriya caste and found widely in
Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India:
Places
*Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas
*Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom
* Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India
*Gar ...
,
Kumaon and Far-western region of Nepal. Some Sawad/Saund 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.
1. Malasi Malla Samant (Claims as a Suryavanshi rajput)
2. Sunkoti Samant
3. Gora Samant
4. Katyuri Samant
5. Karudel Samant
6. Tebhare Samant
7. Timal Samant
8. Paltel Samant
9. Siyabani (Sobarna) Samant
10.Kuskota Samant
11.navrath Samant
12.Amel Samant
13. Ghighidel Samant
14.Suma Samant
15.Deupadi Samant
16. Hari Samant
17.Puri Samant
18.Aalvi Samant
19.Vaalvi Samant
20.Sukili Samant
Notable
*
Bharat Sawad (1968–?), Nepalese weightlifter
*
Chandra Sawad
Chandra Sawad ( ne, चन्द्र सावद; born 5 February 1991) is a Nepalese cricketer. Sawad is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in March 2012.
He represents ...
(born 1991), Nepalese cricketer
*
Narayan Prakash Saud
'NarayanPrakash Saud ( ne, नारायण प्रकाश साउद) (commonly known as NP Saud), a member of Nepali Congress, assumed the post of the Minister of Irrigation on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government. He ...
, Nepalese politician
*
Nar Bahadur Saud, Nepalese writer
See also
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Mahara
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Rawat
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Bisht
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Airee
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Bohra Bohra or Bora may refer to:
Groups of people
*A Musta'li trading community:
**Alavi Bohra, a branch of the Mustaali community
**Dawoodi Bohra, a branch of the Mustaali community
** Suleimani Bohra, a Mustaali Ismaili community that predominantly re ...
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Budha
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Dhami
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Rokaya
References
History of Nepal
13th century in Nepal
Surnames of Nepalese origin
Nepali-language surnames
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