The Yakkha or Dewan (Nepali याक्खा, Yākkhā) are an indigenous ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent, mainly in modern-day Nepal and present-day India (related to other Kirat groups, like the Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai). It is one of the descendants of Nepal's prehistoric Kirat dynasty.
The Yakkha or Dewan (Nepali याक्खा, Yākkhā) are an indigenous ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent, mainly in modern-day Nepal and present-day India (related to other Kirat groups, like the Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai). It is one of the descendants of Nepal's prehistoric Kirat dynasty.
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