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|population_footnotes = <ref name="National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)">{{cite web|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)|url=http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf|website=Government of Nepal|publisher=]|date=November 2012|ref=Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)|access-date=2017-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234846/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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'''Mahat ''' is a ] in ] in ] of western ]. At the ], it had a population of 4621 people living in 937 individual households. |
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'''Mahat ''' is an ekthariya ] surname of ], having a ] root. Historically, one of the Jumli Malla kings in ] times made his younger brother Dharma Malla chief of army staffs, entitling him as MAHAT (meaning The Great). Afterwards, his descendants started writing Mahat as their surnames. |
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Like other Khasa chhetris such as ], ], ], ], ] etc., Mahats are also Masta, local non-] deity of Karnali region, worshipers. Among twelve Mastas, Khaapar Masta is their kuldevata. Since Khasa Chhetris are referred by the place they originated from in the past, Mahats are also called as Kalikote Mahat. So Mahats can be referred to as Malla having a distinct identity of bravery. |
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Mahats are an integral part of the Nepalese Army from the time of the ]. Even today, many people with the Mahat surname serve in the Nepal Army as well as in ] and ] in different designations, both officers and non-officers, among them are serving in bank, remittance, INGOS, hospitals etc. |
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At the time of the ]. Mahat had a population of 4,240 people living in 799 individual households. The most prominent population of Mahat can be seen in Mahat gaun of ]. Notable settlements of Mahats have been found in ], ], ], Jumla |
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Rukum, Parbat, Myagdi, Pokhara (Mahat gauda), Nuwakot (Kabilash and Kholegaun), Tanahun, Kabhre (Panauti), Bhaktapur, Lalitpur (Lele, Satdobato, Thaiba), Makwanpur (Hetauda), Charikot, and Ilam (Sangrumba,Hattidhunga,Khammang, Ilam municipality). |
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Mahats living in ] of ] are believed to have settled there from the ] era, after the ] attack on Kathmandu led by Khas king Jitari Malla. Sporadically, they also reside in places like ] (Mechinagar/ Kakarbhitta, Sanischare, Damak), ] (Dharan, Paanmara), ] (Marma, Duhun), ] and outside Nepal in West Bengal (Bagrakot) and ] in India. |
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== Notable Mahats == |
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'''Sardaar (Captain) Kanak Sing Mahat''': According to Bal Chandra Sharma in his book "Nepalko eitihasik Ruprekha", the first chief justice of Nepal. During the regime of King Rajendra Bikram Shah, he served as a chief judge in Prince Ranendra poison case against Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa. |
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'''Narayan Bahadur Mahat''' : (Nuwakot) Judge during the ruling of shree teen priminister Dev Shamsher Rana. |
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'''Mahendra Bahadur Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Judge, Supreme court |
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'''Shailendra Bahadur Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Colonel of Nepal Army, WW II veteran in Burma and recipient of the prestigious British Military Cross, hero and field commander of operation against Khampa insurgents. |
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'''Mrigendra Bahadur Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Colonel of Nepal Army, WW II -MC |
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'''Mohan Singh Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Colonel of Nepal Army |
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'''Bharat Singh Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Major of Nepal Army |
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'''Dinesh Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Deputy Station Manager, Thai Airways International, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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'''Mukunda Mahat''' (Nuwakot) : Director, Nepal Rastra Bank |
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'''Haris Chandra Mahat''' (Jumla) : Minister, Nepal Government |
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'''Jitendra Mahat "Abhilashi"''' (Nuwakot) : Known widely for his famous radio dramas. A writer of and actor in radio plays. Played various role in Nepali Cinemas. |
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''']''' (Nuwakot): Senior Leader of Nepali Congress, ex-Finance Minister of the Nepalese Government. |
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'''Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat''' (Nuwakot): Senior Leader of Nepali Congress, ex-Foreign and Energy Minister of the Nepalese Government |
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'''Dilli Bahadur Mahat''' (Jumla) : Peace-State Minister, Nepalese Government |
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'''Uttam Mahat''' (Siraha): Member of Parliament, Nepal |
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'''Keshav Raj Mahat''' (Kabhre) : General, Nepalese Army |
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'''Baldev Raj Mahat''' (Kabhre) :General, Nepalese Army |
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'''Prem Raja Mahat''' (Tanahu): One of the famous folk singers of Nepal, USA{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} |
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'''Ramesh Raj Mahat''' (Kabhre):General, Nepal Army |
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'''Gyanendra Bikram Mahat''' (Parbat): DIG, Nepal Police |
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'''Narayan Mahat '''(Kabhre) :Deputy Managing Director, Nepal Telecom |
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'''Chandra Kala Kiran Mahat''' (Dolakha ) :First lady Secretary, Nepal government |
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''' Prof .''' |
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'''Dr.Tej Bahadur Singh Maha'''t (Parbat) Founder of community based forest system, Nepal |
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'''Sunil Mahat''' (Lalitpur) :Federal Commissioned Officer(Department Of Defense,US Army) |
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'''Kishan Mahat (Pokhara), Commander, US Iraq Army Force |
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'''Krishna Bahadur Mahat (Lalitpur), DSP, Nepal Police |
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'''Subarna Bahadur Mahat (Kaski), General, Nepal ArmBahadur Mahat (Lalitpur), DSP, Nepal Army |
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MahatLocation in Nepal
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