Gaja Simha Khatri was a sardar or governor of the Gorkha Kingdom of the 19th century.Kings and Political Leaders of Gorkhali Empire. Regmi Research Series. M.C. Regmi, 1995. Page 73 (Appendix). Orient Longman Limited. Available at: https://endconflict.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2014-01-15-mahesh_c_regmi_kings-and-political-leaders-of-the-gorkhali-empire.pdf
Khatri was the governor during the expansion of the kingdom of Gorkha during the late 18th and 19th century, and was assigned to the eastern part of the kingdom (known as Vijayapur) to maintain law and order.Regmi Research Series. Vol 19. 1987. Cornell University Library. Available at: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/entities/publication/82dab68c-355b-4c87-b9ae-a48a6f30c8be One of his tasks was to oversee and reprimand if the landowners and district chiefs in the provinces commit injustice, and inspect the war forts as well as inspect arms and ammunitions of the military companies.
References