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.
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
Kukri
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The kukri or khukuri is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regu
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…Marshal Sam Manekshaw said "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha." Gurkhas are closely associated with the khukuri, a forward-curving knife. Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali", which originates from the hill principality…
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Colonel Gambhir Singh Rayamajhi Kshetri, a Gorkhali Commander armed with a Khukuri in his left hand and Talwar on his right
Gurkhas at kit inspection showing kukri in France during World War I
Ghurkas in action in Tunisia, 16 March 1943