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	Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali", which originates from the hill principality [[Gorkha Kingdom]], from which the [[Kingdom of Nepal]] expanded under [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], who was the last ruler of the [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and first monarch of the [[Kingdom of Nepal]] .<ref name="BBC-2010">{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10782099\|title=Who are the Gurkhas?\|work=[[BBC News]]\|date=27 July 2010\|access-date=27 January 2021\|archive-date=6 May 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506195218/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10782099\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Land of the Gurkhas; or, the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal, p. 44, by W.B. Northy (London, 1937)</ref> In fact, the Gorkhas’ impressive conquests of the Kathmandu Valley supplied the British with an exaggerated view of Nepal’s strength, ultimately helping lead to the [[Anglo-Nepalese War\|Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816)]].<ref> Rose, Leo E. Nepal: Strategy for Survival. 1st ed. University of California Press, 1971.</ref> The name may be traced to the medieval [[Hindu]] warrior-saint Guru [[Gorakhnath]]<ref>[http://asianhistory.about.com/od/glossaryfj/g/GlosGurkha.htm asianhistory.about.com] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017000403/http://asianhistory.about.com/od/glossaryfj/g/GlosGurkha.htm \|date=17 October 2011 }} ''Who are the Gorkha?''</ref> who has a historic shrine in [[Gorkha District]]. The word itself derived from ''Go-Raksha'' ({{~~Lang-~~ne\|गोरक्षा}} i.e., 'Protector (रक्षा) of cows (गो')), ''raksha'' becoming ''rakha'' (रखा). ''Rakhawala'' means 'protector' and is derived from ''raksha'' as well.		Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali", which originates from the hill principality [[Gorkha Kingdom]], from which the [[Kingdom of Nepal]] expanded under [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], who was the last ruler of the [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and first monarch of the [[Kingdom of Nepal]] .<ref name="BBC-2010">{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10782099\|title=Who are the Gurkhas?\|work=[[BBC News]]\|date=27 July 2010\|access-date=27 January 2021\|archive-date=6 May 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506195218/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10782099\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Land of the Gurkhas; or, the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal, p. 44, by W.B. Northy (London, 1937)</ref> In fact, the Gorkhas’ impressive conquests of the Kathmandu Valley supplied the British with an exaggerated view of Nepal’s strength, ultimately helping lead to the [[Anglo-Nepalese War\|Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816)]].<ref> Rose, Leo E. Nepal: Strategy for Survival. 1st ed. University of California Press, 1971.</ref> The name may be traced to the medieval [[Hindu]] warrior-saint Guru [[Gorakhnath]]<ref>[http://asianhistory.about.com/od/glossaryfj/g/GlosGurkha.htm asianhistory.about.com] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017000403/http://asianhistory.about.com/od/glossaryfj/g/GlosGurkha.htm \|date=17 October 2011 }} ''Who are the Gorkha?''</ref> who has a historic shrine in [[Gorkha District]]. The word itself derived from ''Go-Raksha'' ({{Langx\|ne\|गोरक्षा}} i.e., 'Protector (रक्षा) of cows (गो')), ''raksha'' becoming ''rakha'' (रखा). ''Rakhawala'' means 'protector' and is derived from ''raksha'' as well.

	There are Gurkha military units in the [[Nepalese Army\|Nepalese]], [[British army\|British]] and [[Indian army\|Indian]] armies enlisted in Nepal, United Kingdom, India and Singapore. Although they meet many of the criteria of Article 47<ref>{{cite journal \|last=Kinsey \|first=Christopher \|url=http://journals.openedition.org/conflits/11502 \|title=International Law and the Control of Mercenaries and Private Military Companies \|journal=Cultures & Conflits \|date=26 June 2008 \|issue=52 \|doi=10.4000/conflits.11502 \|s2cid=152676827 \|access-date=27 January 2021 \|archive-date=9 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209201311/https://journals.openedition.org/conflits/11502 \|url-status=live \|doi-access=free }}</ref> of [[Protocol I]] of the [[Geneva Conventions]] regarding [[mercenary\|mercenaries]], they are exempt under clauses [[s:Protocol I#Art 47. Mercenaries\|47(e) and (f)]], similar to the [[French Foreign Legion]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wither \|first=James \|url=http://da.mod.uk/defac/colleges/csrc/document-listings/special/05(04)-JW.doc \|title=Expeditionary Forces for Post Modern Europe: Will European Military Weakness Provide an Opportunity for the New Condottieri? \|website=Conflict Studies Research Centre \|date=January 2005 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021003627/http://da.mod.uk/defac/colleges/csrc/document-listings/special/05%2804%29-JW.doc \|page=11 \|archive-date=21 October 2007}}</ref>[[File:Prithvi Narayan Shah with Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat.jpg\|thumb\|King of [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and founder of modern Gorkhali Force ''[[Maharajadhiraja]]'' [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], (1743–1775) consulting with his first Army Chief ''Senapati'' [[Shivaram Singh Basnyat]] (d. 1747)]]		There are Gurkha military units in the [[Nepalese Army\|Nepalese]], [[British army\|British]] and [[Indian army\|Indian]] armies enlisted in Nepal, United Kingdom, India and Singapore. Although they meet many of the criteria of Article 47<ref>{{cite journal \|last=Kinsey \|first=Christopher \|url=http://journals.openedition.org/conflits/11502 \|title=International Law and the Control of Mercenaries and Private Military Companies \|journal=Cultures & Conflits \|date=26 June 2008 \|issue=52 \|doi=10.4000/conflits.11502 \|s2cid=152676827 \|access-date=27 January 2021 \|archive-date=9 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209201311/https://journals.openedition.org/conflits/11502 \|url-status=live \|doi-access=free }}</ref> of [[Protocol I]] of the [[Geneva Conventions]] regarding [[mercenary\|mercenaries]], they are exempt under clauses [[s:Protocol I#Art 47. Mercenaries\|47(e) and (f)]], similar to the [[French Foreign Legion]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wither \|first=James \|url=http://da.mod.uk/defac/colleges/csrc/document-listings/special/05(04)-JW.doc \|title=Expeditionary Forces for Post Modern Europe: Will European Military Weakness Provide an Opportunity for the New Condottieri? \|website=Conflict Studies Research Centre \|date=January 2005 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021003627/http://da.mod.uk/defac/colleges/csrc/document-listings/special/05%2804%29-JW.doc \|page=11 \|archive-date=21 October 2007}}</ref>[[File:Prithvi Narayan Shah with Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat.jpg\|thumb\|King of [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and founder of modern Gorkhali Force ''[[Maharajadhiraja]]'' [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], (1743–1775) consulting with his first Army Chief ''Senapati'' [[Shivaram Singh Basnyat]] (d. 1747)]]

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	The Brigade of Gurkhas also has its own chefs posted among the above-mentioned units. Gurkhas were among the troops who retook the [[Falklands]] in 1982 and have served a number of tours of duty in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|War in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news\|date=1 June 2011\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13619825\|title=Bravery medal for Gurkha who fought Taliban\|newspaper=BBC\|access-date=20 June 2018\|archive-date=5 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905193408/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13619825\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|first1=Anup \|last1=Kaphle \|first2=Graeme \|last2=Wood \|date=10 May 2010 \|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/keyword/Gurkhas \|title=Back to the Afghan Future: The return of the Gurkhas \|volume=15 \|number=32 \|journal=The Weekly Standard \|access-date=1 November 2012 \|archive-date=3 June 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603083305/http://www.weeklystandard.com/keyword/Gurkhas \|url-status=~~live~~ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Ben \|last=Farmer \|date=31 October 2012 \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9646824/British-Gurkhas-shot-dead-in-Afghanistan-attack-named.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9646824/British-Gurkhas-shot-dead-in-Afghanistan-attack-named.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|title=British Gurkhas shot dead in Afghanistan attack named \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph\|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		The Brigade of Gurkhas also has its own chefs posted among the above-mentioned units. Gurkhas were among the troops who retook the [[Falklands]] in 1982 and have served a number of tours of duty in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|War in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news\|date=1 June 2011\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13619825\|title=Bravery medal for Gurkha who fought Taliban\|newspaper=BBC\|access-date=20 June 2018\|archive-date=5 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905193408/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13619825\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|first1=Anup \|last1=Kaphle \|first2=Graeme \|last2=Wood \|date=10 May 2010 \|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/keyword/Gurkhas \|title=Back to the Afghan Future: The return of the Gurkhas \|volume=15 \|number=32 \|journal=The Weekly Standard \|access-date=1 November 2012 \|archive-date=3 June 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603083305/http://www.weeklystandard.com/keyword/Gurkhas \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Ben \|last=Farmer \|date=31 October 2012 \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9646824/British-Gurkhas-shot-dead-in-Afghanistan-attack-named.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9646824/British-Gurkhas-shot-dead-in-Afghanistan-attack-named.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|title=British Gurkhas shot dead in Afghanistan attack named \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph\|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	=== Indian Army Gurkhas ===		=== Indian Army Gurkhas ===

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	[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]		[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]

	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~Nepal~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] .<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal .}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and [[Indian Gorkha]], Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

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	[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]		[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]

	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~Indian subcontinent~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] ~~and some parts of [[North India]]~~.<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal ~~and north-eastern India~~.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[Nepal]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] .<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal .}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali ~~and [[Indian Gorkha]], Nepali-speaking Indian~~ people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==

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	[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]		[[File:Kalu Pande.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kaji (Nepal)\|Kaji]] (equivalent to [[Prime Minister]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]) [[Kalu Pande\|Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande]] and [[Chief of the Nepalese Army\|Chief of the Gorkhali Army]]; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali commanders]]

	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~South-Asian~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and [[Indian Gorkha]], Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==

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	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~Indian subcontinent~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[South-Asian]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and ~~[[Indian Gorkha]],~~ Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==

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	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~Nepal~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] .<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal .}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] and some parts of [[North India]].<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal and north-eastern India.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and [[Indian Gorkha]], Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==

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	The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[~~Indian subcontinent~~]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] ~~and some parts of [[North India]]~~.<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal ~~and north-eastern India~~.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The '''Gurkhas''' or '''Gorkhas''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|ɡ\|ɜːr\|k\|ə\|,_\|ˈ\|g\|ʊər\|-}}), with the [[endonym]] '''Gorkhali''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: गोर्खाली {{IPA-ne\|ɡorkʰali\|}}), are soldiers native to the [[Nepal]], chiefly residing within [[Nepal]] .<ref name="Minahan2002">{{cite book \|last1=Minahan \|first1=James \|title=Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z [4 Volumes] \|date=30 May 2002 \|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] \|isbn=978-0-313-07696-1 \|page=679 \|language=English \|quote=British military pay and pensions became the primary source of income for the Gurkha peoples of Nepal .}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who are Gurkhas?\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali ~~and [[Indian Gorkha]], Nepali-speaking Indian~~ people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>		The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali people, and are recruited for the [[Nepali Army]] (96,000),<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sureis \|date=2018-08-09 \|title=Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS \|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=The Himalayan Times \|language=en \|archive-date=7 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102644/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/lieutenant-general-purna-chandra-thapa-to-take-charge-of-nepali-army-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Indian Army]] (42,000), the [[British Army]] (4,010),<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Number of Gurkha \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|access-date=17 March 2022 \|archive-date=30 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530204313/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/990125/SPS_1_Apr_2021.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Gurkha Contingent]] in [[Singapore]], the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] in [[Brunei]], for UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=» About the Gurkhas\|url=https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=www.gwt.org.uk\|archive-date=29 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229201148/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Gurkhas are closely associated with the ''[[khukuri]]'', a forward-curving knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former [[Indian Army]] Chief of Staff [[Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| title = Who Are Gurkhas? \| website = Gurkha Welfare Trust \| access-date = 23 June 2011 \| archive-date = 6 March 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042726/https://www.gwt.org.uk/about-the-gurkhas/gurkhas/ \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==

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