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brought to him, and having read the same, declared that the Solahjat 
Gurung must remain satisfied with his present position, and be for ever 
the servant of the Charjat. The Solahjat Gurung will always make 
obeisance to the Charjat, and when travelling in their own country, 
the Solahjat will generally carry the Cliarjat’s loach 
It is said that Colonel Lachman Gurung offered his daughter’s 
weight in gold to any Charjat who would marry her. A poor man of 
the Ghotani clan, being sorely tempted by the bribe, offered himself as 
a husband but was at once out-casted and reduced to a Solahjat, and so 
the marriage never came off. 
Many centuries ago, it is said, a landslip occurred which buried a 
whole village, and destroyed all the inhabitants, except one small boy, 
who was found by a Lamcliania Gurung, amongt the debris. He took 
the boy home and adopted him, but as he did not know who the father 
of the boy was, a difficulty arose in time as to what clan this boy should 
belong to. 
The Lamas, on being consulted, ruled that the child and all his 
descendants should be called Tutia Lamchanias (Tutia means broken, 
rugged), because he had been found on broken, rugged ground. 
A boy that had been deserted was found by a Lamcliania Gurung 
amongst some reeds. It was settled that this boy and all his descend¬ 
ants should be called Plohnian Lamchanias (Plohn means reeds), 
because he had been found among reeds. 
There are two regiments of Gurungs in the Nepalese army—the 
Kali Bahadur and the Kali Parsad. The former is absolutely a Gurung 
regiment, and most of the men are Charjat Gurungs. They are a 
magnificent body of men, consisting of all the picked Gurungs of Nepal. 
They must average over 5 feet 6 inches in height, with splendid 
physique. 
GURUNG CHARJAT. 
Ghallea Clans. 
Gerlen. 
Pyling. 
Samuuder 
Gyapsing. 
Rajvansi or Rajbangsi. 
Singjali. 
Kialdung. 
Rilten. 
Surj abansi 
Khagi. 
Samri. 
vansi. 
Ghotani Clans. 
Adunron. 
Kamjai. 
Logon. 
Chomron. 
Kelonron. 
Lamkunia. 
Gholron. 
Kilat. 
Mazuron, 
Harpu. 
Kongron. 
Migiron. 
Kaliron. 
Kudlron. 
Mlogron. 
