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Magar is a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group of Nepal and northern India whose homeland extends from the western and southern edges of the Dhaulagiri section of the high Himalayas range south to the prominent Mahabharat foothill range and eastward into the Gandaki basin. The term Sino-Tibetan peoples is used to describe a people speaking a Sino-Tibetan language. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country According to Nepal’s 2001 census, 1,622,421 people identified themselves as belonging to the Magar ethnolinguistic group, representing 7. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. 14% of Nepal’s population and making them the largest indigenous ethnic group in the country. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. See also Indigenous peoples This is a selected list of the world's indigenous peoples. According to the 2001 census, 74. 60% of ethnic Magar were Hindus and 24. 47% were Buddhists. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices

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History

The Kham Magar who live in the rugged highlands of Rukum, Salyan, Rolpa and Pyuthan districts in Rapti Zone are thought to have migrated south from Siberia because of certain shamanistic practices and other cultural features. Kham Magar is a minority ethnic group in Nepal, living in highland areas of Rapti Zone. They claim to occupy the original Magar homeland in Nepal from whence migration to the south and east proceeded.

Like other indigenous groups in Nepal, some members of the Magar community fought in the Nepalese Civil War, a Maoist insurrection launched in 1996 to topple Nepal's constitutional monarchy. See also Indigenous peoples This is a selected list of the world's indigenous peoples. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Nepalese Civil War (labelled People's War by the Maoists was a conflict between Government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal Maoism, variably and officially known as Mao Zedong Thought ( is a variant of Marxism derived from the teachings of the late Chinese leader An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of Constitutional Government, wherein either an elected or hereditary Monarch is On January 9, 2004, Maoist militants declared a revolutionary autonomous regional government, the Magar Autonomous Region, based in Rolpa District in west Nepal. For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. A revolutionary when used as a noun is a person who either actively engages in some kind of Revolution, or advocates the revolution with recognition from some government or

Language

Main article: Magar language

Of the 1,622,421 Magar people in Nepal, 770,116 speak a Magar language as their mother tongue. Not to be confused with the Magyar language more commonly known as Hungarian Magar ( ISO 639-3: mgp /ISO 639-3 mrd is a language spoken in parts of Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Not to be confused with the Magyar language more commonly known as Hungarian Magar ( ISO 639-3: mgp /ISO 639-3 mrd is a language spoken in parts of The Kham Magar of Rapti Zone speak Kham language. Kham Magar is a minority ethnic group in Nepal, living in highland areas of Rapti Zone. Kham (also Khamkura, Kamkura) is a language complex of Bodic Tibeto Burmese Lects spoken in the remoter highlands of In Dolpa District, the Magar speak Tarali or Kaike language. The Magar languages are rooted in the Bodic branch of the Tibeto-Burman family. The Tibeto-Burman family of languages (often considered a sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan Language family) is spoken in various central and south Asian countries including

Religion

In addition to shamanistic practices possibly brought from Siberia, the northern Magar practice Tibetan Buddhism in which their priest is known as Bhusal. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including The social process of Sanskritization has drawn southern Magar populations to develop a syncretic form of Hinduism that combines animist and Buddhist rituals. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Hindu Magar villagers recognize three classes of priest; Rama, Jaisi and Dhami.

Generally speaking, Buddhist and Hindu practices are best developed among Magars living in contact with Tibetan Buddhists and Indo-Aryan Hindus respectively. They are less evident in Kham hinterlands particularly in rugged 3-4,000 meter ranges along the boundary between Rukum and Pyuthan-Rolpa districts. These hinterlands are geographically and therefore culturally isolated from the beaten tracks of transhimalayan trade routes and from rice-growing lowlands colonized by Hindu Indo-Aryans.

Occupations

The Magar traditionally engage in subsistence agriculture, pastoralism, craftsmanship and day labor. Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficient farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed the family and to pay taxes or feudal dues Pastoralism or pastoral farming is the branch of Agriculture concerned with the raising of Livestock. The Magar are prominently represented in Nepal’s military, as well as in the British and Indian Gurkha regiments, along with the Gurung, Rai, and other martial ethnic groups from the hills of Nepal. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Gurung (surnameThe Gurung is an ethnic group from the Central region of Nepal. The Rai, also known as the Khambu (people of Khumbu region is one of Nepal 's most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups Today, members of the Magar community are also employed as professionals in the fields of medicine, education, government service, law, journalism, development, and aviation.

Notable Magar

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