Gorkha kingdom
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The Gorkha Kingdom, also known as the Gorkha Confederation or the Gorkha Empire, was one of the 24 Khasa principally state or Chaubisi states, situated at the junction of the Himalayas and the Indian
The old king's Darbar at Gorkha
Mohar of Gorkha king Prithvi Narayan Shah dated Saka Era 1685 (1763 CE)
Khas or Kus group, Gorkha, dominant tribe, Nepal
Postage stamp issued by Gorkha government in 1907
Gurkha
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The Gurkhas or Gorkhas, with the endonym Gorkhali, are soldiers native to South Asia, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India.
Gorkha kingdom
…The Gurkhas are renowned soldiers recruited mainly from Nepal and parts of India, serving in the British and Indian armies. Their military tradition began after…
Nepali soldiers; drawing by Gustave Le Bon, 1885
Monument to the Gurkha Soldier in Horse Guards Avenue, outside the Ministry of Defence, City of Westminster, London
A khukuri, the signature weapon of the Gurkhas
Kaji (equivalent to Prime Minister of Gorkha Kingdom) Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande and Chief of the Gorkhali Army; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders