Yaduvanshi Ahirs
| Yaduvanshi Ahirs | |
|---|---|
 A statue of Yaduvanshi Ahir King Rao Tularam Singh in Jhajjar | |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Country | India |
Yaduvanshi Ahirs is an agriculturists and Pastoral community in India.[1] The Yaduvanshi Ahirs presence in India is well established through old writings and various Hindu scriptures from the ancient times going back to 6000 years B.C.[2] Ahirs all over India call themselves Yaduvanshi (Belonging to Yadu dynasty). Krishna was this dynasty; hence many of the customs associated with him are found in this society.[3]
History[edit]
Origin[edit]
The Yaduvanshi Ahirs claim descent from the Rigvedic Yadu tribe. The Yadus had a tribal union with the Turvashas tribe, and were frequently described together.[4][5] The Yadus were a partly Indo-Aryan-acculturated Indus tribe. By the time of the arrival of the Puru and Bharata tribes, the Yadu-Turvashas were settled in Punjab, with the Yadu possibly residing along the Yamuna River.[6] In the Rigveda, x.62.10, the Yadus and Turvashas are called dasas or barbarians. From these evidences R.P. Chanda infers that the Yadus were of homo-Alpinus origin, settled originally in Western Asia, whence they came to India settled in saurastra or kathiawad Peninsula and then spread to Mathura.[7]
References[edit]
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- Michelutti, Lucia (2002). Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town (PDF). p. 89.
- Gupta, Dipankar (2021). Caste in Question. SAGE Publication. p. 58. ISBN 9788132103455.
Their original caste title was Ahir. The idea of a unique Krishnavanshi kinship category which fuses traditional subdivisions Yaduvanshi, Nandavanshi and Goallavanshi into a single endogamous unit
- Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1974). Man in India. A.K. Bose. p. 41.
The present Ahir of the North-Western Province are divided into three sub-castes namely Jādubansi Nandabansi and Gualbansi, with their profession as cowherd, who claim their descent from Srikrishna of the Yadava dynasty, described in the Mahabharata.
- Shashi, Shyam Singh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes: The tribal world in transition. Anmol Publications. p. 76. ISBN 978-81-7041-836-8.
- Heath, Anthony F.; Jeffery, Roger (2010). Diversity and Change in Modern India: Economic, Social and Political Approaches. OUP/British Academy. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-19-726451-5.
- Contemporary Social Sciences. Research Foundation of India. 1977. p. 43.
Ahirs all over India call themselves Yaduvanshi (Belonging to Yadu dynasty). Krishna was this dynasty; hence many of the customs associated with him are found in this society. They were rulers in different regions.
- ^ Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7062-216-1.
The Yaduvanshi Ahir's presence in India is well established through old writings and various Hindu scriptures from the ancient times going back to 6000 years B.C. The Rajputs on the other hand , came on the scene only during the fifth and sixth century A.D.
- ^ Contemporary Social Sciences. Research Foundation of India. 1977. p. 43.
Ahirs all over India call themselves Yaduvanshi (Belonging to Yadu dynasty). Krishna was this dynasty; hence many of the customs associated with him are found in this society. They were rulers in different regions.
- ^ Witzel, Michael (2001). "Autochthonous Aryans?: The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts" (PDF). Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies. 7: 7.
- ^ Erdosy, George; Witzel, Michael (1995). Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity. The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Rgvedic history: poets, chieftains and politics. De Gruyter. p. 204.
- ^ Erdosy & Witzel 1995, p. 262.
- ^ Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar (1978). Reflections on the Tantras. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-208-0691-7.