Bible Encyclopedias
Goorkhas
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
brave and powerful native race in Nepal claiming Hindu descent; in 1814 they were subdued by the British, and have since rendered valuable service to Britain in the Mutiny, in the Afghan and in the Sikh Wars; there are now ten regiments of Goorkhas.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Goorkhas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/goorkhas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.