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Gurkha
Gurkha , ethnic group of Nepal and neighboring areas. They claim descent from the Rajputs of N India and entered Nepal from the west after being driven from India. They conquered (early 16th cent.) the small Nepalese state of Gurkha (or Gorkha) and henceforth called themselves Gurkhas. They expa... Read more
Darjeeling
Darjeeling or Darjiling , town (1991 pop. 73,062), West Bengal state, NE India, near the border of Sikkim state. Its most famous product is tea, a major cash crop in the region. The town is the administrative center for the Darjeeling Gurkha Autonomous Hill Council and a moarket for grains, spic... Read more
Katmandu
Katmandu or Kathmandu , city (1991 pop. 421,258), capital of Nepal, central Nepal, c.4,500 ft (1,370 m) above sea level, in a fertile valley of the E Himalayas. It is the administrative, business, and commercial center of Nepal, and lies astride an ancient trade and pilgrim route from India to T... Read more
Sikkim
Sikkim , state (2001 provisional pop. 540,493), 2,745 sq mi (7,110 sq km), India. It is located in the E Himalayas and bordered by Nepal (W), by the Tibet region of China (N), by Bhutan (E), and by the Indian state of West Bengal (S). The capital and only town is Gangtok. Most of Sikkim is mountaino... Read more
spinning
spinning the drawing out, twisting, and winding of fibers into a continuous thread or yarn. From antiquity until the Industrial Revolution, spinning was a household industry. The roughly carded fiber was at first held in one hand and drawn out and twisted by the other hand. The earliest tools were ... Read more
Nepal
Nepal , independent nation (2005 est. pop. 27,677,000), c.54,000 sq mi (139,860 sq km), central Asia. Landlocked and isolated by the Himalayas, Nepal is bordered on the west, south, and east by India, and on the N by the Tibet region of China. Katmandu is the capital. Land and People Geo... Read more
Bengal
Bengal , region, 77,442 sq mi (200,575 sq km), E India and Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal. The inland section is mountainous, with peaks up to 12,000 ft (3,660 m) high in the northwest, but most of Bengal is the fertile land of the Ganges-Brahmaputra alluvial plains and delta. Along the coast are ... Read more
Tibet
Tibet , Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (1994 est. pop. 2,300,000), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chinese autonomous region since 1951, Tibet is bordered on the south by Myanmar, India, Bhutan, and Nepal, on the west by India (including the disputed Kashmir), ... Read more
India
India officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c.9,500 mi/15,290 km long) stretches from the Arabian Se... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Gurkha"

Gurkha
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...ETHNONYM: Gurkhali "Gurkha" is not the name...the British army. Gurkhas are drawn from a...1908 the 12,000 Gurkhas were organized into ten regiments as the Gurkha Brigade. During...integration into Europe, Gurkhas are being phased out of the British army. Gurkha veterans play a ...
Gurkhas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Gurkhas or Gorkhas were the ruling clan of the Kathmandu valley who...earned much respect. The king of Nepal was invited to supply Gurkha contingents to the British Indian army. Gurkha battalions served with distinction in many colonial engagements...
Nepalis
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...the eighteenth century. The Gurkhas, a warlike people, are thought...Shah, the ninth king in the Gurkha dynasty, conquered the Kathmandu...border led Nepal (ruled by Gurkhas) into conflict with the British...Defeat during the Anglo-Gurkha war (1814 – 1816...
Nepal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...History and politics In 1768, Nepal united under Gurkha rule. Gurkha expansion into n India led to conflict with Britain...1923, Britain recognized Nepal as a sovereign state. Gurkha soldiers fought in the British Army during both World...
Darjeeling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...administrative center for the Darjeeling Gurkha Autonomous Hill Council and a moarket...army in 1959 live in the vicinity. A Gurkha uprising in the 1980s in the Darjeeling...establishment of what is now the Darjeeling Gurkha Autonomous Hill Council.
Sikkim
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...hereditary line of Sikkimese rulers that lasted until 1975. Gurkhas from Nepal invaded Sikkim several times in the 18th and 19th...the British, expanding their presence in India, forced the Gurkhas out of Sikkim (1814-16). Later (1835, 1849) the Sikkimese...
Chindits
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...which comprised the 13th Kings Liverpool Regiment, 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles, No. 142 Commando Company, and the 2nd Burma Rifles...men which included the all-British 70th Division, 4/9th Gurkha Rifles, and troops from British West Africa. Each brigade...
Gurung
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...allowing the British army to recruit them and other hill peoples into the Gurkha regiments, in which they continue to serve. Beyond ancient legend and...The most important source of cash income for Gurungs is service in the Gurkha reg
Magar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Under the British Raj, when Magars served as mercenaries in the Gurkha Brigade, a few families settled Permanently in north India...traditional administrative district called Kihun Thum. Prior to the Gurkha conquest the Thum apparently was part of a petty kingdom ruled...
Tibet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...18th cent., British authorities in India attempted to establish relations with Lhasa, but the Gurkha invasion of 1788 and the subsequent Gurkha war (1792) with Tibet brought an abrupt end to the rapprochement. Jesuits and Capuchins had visited...

Dictionary entries related to "Gurkha"

Gurkhas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Gurkhas or Gorkhas were the ruling clan of the Kathmandu valley who...earned much respect. The king of Nepal was invited to supply Gurkha contingents to the British Indian army. Gurkha batallions served with distinction in many colonial engagements...
Gurkha
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Gurkha a member of any of several peoples of Nepal noted for their military prowess...army established specifically for Nepalese recruits in the mid 19th century. Gurkha is the name of a locality, from the Sanskrit word for ‘cowherd...
Nepal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Nepal Conquered by the Gurkhas in 1769, it was successively ruled...family emerged as the most influential. Gurkha rule was recognized by the British colonial...came under British influence. Many Gurkhas enlisted in the British army in India...
Amritsar massacre
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...The massacre in Amritsar followed the killing, three days before, of five Englishmen and the beating of an Englishwoman. Gurkha troops under the command of Brigadier R. H. Dyer fired on a crowd gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh, an enclosed park, killing...
kukri
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology kukri curved knife used by Gurkhas. XIX. — Hindi kukṛí .
Burma Campaigns (World War II)
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...his troops switched sides to join the Allies. As General Slim's 14th Army advanced down the Irrawaddy, a force of Indian, Gurkha, and West African forces moved through the jungle of the Arakan, supported by air-drop and amphibious operations. The Japanese...
Soldiering
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...soldier in the Austrian army during World War I. [Czech Lit.: The Good Soldier: Schweik , Magill IV, 390 – 392] Gurkhas Nepalese mercenaries, renowned for valor. [Nepalese Hist.: NCE , 1165] Janissaries elite Turkish infantry. [Turk...
Amritsar Massacres
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Sahib. On 13 April 1919, following nationalist riots against the Rowlatt Bills which had led to the death of five Englishmen, Gurkha troops under the command of Brigadier R. H. Dyer fired on peaceful, unarmed nationalist crowds gathered in the Jallianwala...

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Gurkhas to receive improved terms and conditions of service.
M2 Presswire; 3/8/2007; 700+ words ; ...and selection of new Gurkha recruits should take place in Nepal; Gurkhas should serve only in formed Gurkha units, at least for...AFPS) benefits. The Gurkha Offer to Transfer...exercise will give serving Gurkhas a one-off opportunity...
Gurkhas Marching to a New Beat
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/24/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...main role of the Gurkhas has been to help...the five remaining Gurkha battalions, three...London were eyeing the Gurkhas with sharp knives...for the network of Gurkha loyalists in Britain...retiring in June as a Gurkha major after 28 years...other changes in the Gurkhas that go ...
Gurkhas fought all round the world for us, the least I could do was bike 1000 miles for them..
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 9/21/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...creation of the British Brigade of Gurkhas - many of these brave men have...destitute and penniless. Former Gurkha commander Major Don Whitehead...than most the debt owed to the Gurkhas for their unflinching loyalty...who once led the renowned 7th Gurkha Rifles and is now an Army careers...
The Gurkhas' new fight.(Nepal soldiers fighting for UK army demand better pay and benefits)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/14/1999; 700+ words ; ...number of retired Gurkhas sought to draw...the fact that Gurkha pay had fallen...opportunities for Gurkhas' children in Britain, and for Gurkha ex-soldiers...Militant-minded Gurkhas point out that...30,000 former Gurkha soldiers in Nepal...
GURKHAS CAMPAIGN FOR UK CITIZENSHIP; Protest march on Home Office.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 9/2/2004; 700+ words ; ...History of the Gurkhas THE GURKHAS take their name from...adversaries they allowed Gurkha soldiers to enlist in...bravery and loyalty of Gurkha soldiers is reflected...CAMPAIGN: Up to 400 retired Gurkhas protested in Liverpool...COLIN LANE; PLEA: Ex-Gurkha soldiers
Gurkha veterans wage tough new fight to settle in Britain.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/29/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...that as few as 100 Gurkha veterans would meet...medical condition. Gurkhas say their loyalty...khukuris, which Gurkha troops carry into...tasted blood. The Gurkhas were based in Hong...settle in Britain. Gurkhas take the fight off...Today, hundreds of Gurkha veterans and their...
Gurkhas given right to settle in the UK.
News Wire article from: M2 Presswire; 5/21/2009; 700+ words ; ...said: "Generations of Gurkhas have served the United...Affairs Select Committee and Gurkha representatives. "This means we can now welcome any Gurkha who has served for four...Government granted the first Gurkhas the right of settlement...
Gurkhas celebrate victory in their battle to live in UK; UK & WORLD NEWS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...covenant. Martin Howe, the Gurkhas' solicitor, said in...victory for the gallant Gurkha veterans of Nepal. This...be allowed entry. The Gurkhas in this test case represented...Shrestha, 46, along with a Gurkha widow. All had applied...Kong and Macau. The Gurkhas directly affected by...
Gurkhas on patrol in Dili; Known for their military prowess, the Nepalese soldiers were the first.(World)(A Letter From)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...stability to East Timor. The Gurkhas were the first in when...the high ground" - a Gurkha specialty - and protect...East Timor, but the Gurkhas are highly visible...before 3 p.m. the Gurkhas encounter a pair of Australians...that abuts theirs. The Gurkha corporal and one of the...
Gurkhas retiring before July 1,1997 can settle in UK.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 5/21/2009; 700+ words ; ...can now welcome any Gurkha who has served for...residency to 36,000 Gurkhas, who left before...of supporters of Gurkha rights was intensified...on behalf of the Gurkhas, said, ''This...of supporters of Gurkha rights was intensified...on behalf of the Gurkhas, said, ''This...