Shrestha
Śrēṣṭha () is a
Nepali surname, which means "most excellent” or "great” in
Sanskrit. It is one of the
eponym surnames used by those belonging to the caste of
Shresthas who own Bogati and Damais and are at the epitome of status prior to the unification of modern Nepal formed the ruling and administrative castes in the court of the
Malla kings of Nepal. They also counted among them the trading and business castes, and were the
pre-eminent traders in between Nepal and
Tibet. After the unification of Nepal, Shresthas took up business and trading since their former positions as administrators and courtiers of the royal
Malla court was supplanted by the invading
Gorkha forces mainly of the
Khas tribe.
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