Ahirwar

The Ahirwar, Ahirwal or Aharwar are members of a North India Yadava/Ahir caste. The Ahirwar Kshatriya were derived from Yaduvanshi Kshatriya Ahir clan. The Ahirs are one of the most ancient martial tribes of India, who ruled over different parts of India and Nepal since ancients times. They stand on an equal footing with the Rajputs and Jats in the caste hierarchy, however they do not usually inter marry. It is considered as a very progressive caste.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Purser, W. E. (1880). Report on the Revised Land Revenue Settlement of the Rohtak District of the Hissar Division in the Punjab. W. Ball.
↑ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-68-2.

[1] Purser, W. E. (1880). Report on the Revised Land Revenue Settlement of the Rohtak District of the Hissar Division in the Punjab. W. Ball.

[2] A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-68-2.

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