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Kazis and Thikadars of Sikkim, also known as Ilakadars, were the hereditary feudal lords and the ruling class in former Kingdom of Sikkim. They had administrative and judicial powers within their respective land estates. This system existed since the establishment of the Namgyal dynasty and was further institutionalised under the period of British influence in Sikkim.[1][2]

  1. ^ Risley, H. h (1894). Gazetteer Of Sikkim.
  2. ^ Shrestha, Bal Gopal (2005). "Ritual and identity in the diaspora: the Newars in Sikkim" (PDF). Bulletin of Tibetology. 41 (1): 25–54.

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