| 词条 | Mahat (surname) |
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| name = Mahat महत | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | language = Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni | languageorigin = Khas language | origin = Khasa kingdom | derivation = | meaning = The Great One[1] | variant = | cognate = | derivative = Mahat Kshatri, Mahat Ekthariya | seealso = Katwal, Budhathoki, Rayamajhi, Raut, Bohara, Chauhan | family = }} Mahat ({{lang-ne|महत}}) is an Ekthariya (single-clan) Chhetri surname among Nepalese, of Khasa heritage.[1] The name may have originated when one of the Jumli Malla kings in medieval times made his younger brother, Dharma Malla, chief of staff in the army. This granted Dharma Malla the title of MAHAT (meaning The Great One[2]), and as a result, his descendants started using 'Mahat' as their surnames. Like other Khasa chetris such as Thapa, Basnyat/Basnet, Karki, Khadka and Rawat, Mahats worship Masta, a local non-vedic deity of the Karnali region. Among twelve Mastas, Khaapar Masta is their Kuldevata. Khasa Chhetris are referred to by their place of origin, and therefore Mahats are also called as Kalikote Mahat. Military rolesMahats have been an integral part of the Nepalese Army during the same period of Shah kings. Many individuals with the Mahat surname still serve the Nepalese Army as well as in the Indian and US armies in different designations, both as officers and non-officers. Population and distributionAt the time of the 1991 Nepal census, there were 4,240 Mahats living in 799 dwellings. The most prominent population of Mahat is Mahat Gaun in Jumla. Notable settlements of Mahats have been found in Nuwakot, Parbat, Tanahu, Jumla (Mahat Village Development Committee which now falls under Chandan Nath Municipality), Rukum, Parbat, Myagdi, Pokhara (Mahat gauda), Nuwakot (Kabilash and Kholegaun), Tanahun, Kabhre (Panauti), Bhaktapur(Palanse Mahatgaun), Lalitpur (Lele, Satdobato, Thaiba), Makwanpur (Hetauda), Charikot and Ilam (Sangrumba, Hattidhunga, Khammang, Ilam municipality). The Mahats living in Lele of Lalitpur are believed to have settled there from the Valley Malla after the Khasa attack on Kathmandu led by Khas king Jitari Malla. Mahats also live in places like Jhapa (Mechinagar/ Kakarbhitta, Sanischare, Damak), Sunsari (Dharan, Paanmara), Darchula (Marma, Duhun), Baitadi and outside Nepal in West Bengal (Bagrakot) and Assam in India. Notable Mahats
References1. ^{{cite book|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur|date=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788173041143|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Dynamics_of_a_hill_society.html?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ|quote=Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}} 2. ^1 http://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/mahat 1 : Surnames of Nepalese origin |
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