Thakuri

Nepalese politician

Nepali actress

politician (1906–1982)

Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी), meaning “master of the estate,” originally referred to ruling chieftains—many of Magar origin—across the ancient Magarat region, which later fragmented into the Baise (22) and Chaubisi (24) principalities. Over time, these Magar leaders were Sanskritized as high-caste Kshatriya, and their descendants, including branches of the Shah dynasty, came to be known collectively as Thakuri.