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Yaduvanshi caste

Yaduvanshi is an Ahir caste found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Nepal and Pakistan[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] 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.[10][11] According to Historians, Yaduvanshi found in the Upper Doab and to the west of the river Yamuna.[12][13]

The Ahirs Yaduvanshi caste are mentioned in the Mahabharata and by Ptolemy, as also their country Abhir. Krishna was an Ahir and one of the three divisions of the race; Nandvanshi, Yaduvanshi, and Gwalvanshi. The Ahirs Yaduvanshi race which ruled in Dwarka and Konkan, and with Cowherds kings of Nepal. they at one time ruled Nepal, Kanauj and Dwarka.[14]

Origin and History

The Yaduvanshi claim descent from the Yadu, a Vedic Period (1500BC) nomadic race.[15]

Descendants

The descendants of Yadu tribe (Yaduvanshi) include Krishna. Yadu-Dynasty belongs to the family deriving from Soma, identified with the moon god Chandra.

The Yaduvanshi Kshatriyas were originally Ahirs[16] Several castes and communities in modern India, such as the Sainis of Punjab, Jadaun Rajputs, Chudasama, Jadeja, Jadaun, Jadoon (Pathan), Khanzada, Ranghars or Muslim Rajputs and Yaduvanshi Jats claimed descent from Yadu race (Yaduvanshi Ahirs).[17][18][19][20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "High court seeks reply from state on continuation of quota". The Times of India. 2013-09-12. ISSN 0971-8257 . https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/high-court-seeks-reply-from-state-on-continuation-of-quota/articleshow/22502424.cms?from=mdr. Retrieved 2023-06-28. "Similarly, in Other Backward Class (OBC) category such as Ahir, Yadav, Yaduvanshi and Gwala, it has come to the same level.". 
  2. ↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. Yadu Bansi Ksatriyas were originally Ahirs.
  3. ↑ Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3. Yadubansi Kshatriyas were originally Ahirs.
  4. ↑ All India Reporter. D.V. Chitaley. 1940. Yadu Bansi Kshatriyas were originally Ahirs.
  5. ↑ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1974). Man in India. A.K. Bose. The Yādavas, mentioned in the Mahabharata, were pastoral kshatriyas among whom Krishna was brought up. The Gopas, whom Krishna had offered to Duryodhana to fight in his support when he himself joined Arjuna's side, were no other than the Yadavas themselves, who were also the Abhiras. ... 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. The Yadavas of the Mahabharata period were known to be the followers of Vaisnavism, of which Krishna was the leader. They were the gopas (cowherd) by profession, but at the same time they held the status of the Kshatriyas, participating in the battle of Kurukshetra. The present Ahirs are also followers of Vaisnavism. In the Epics and the Puranas the association of the Yadavas with the Abhiras was attested by the evidence that the Yadava kingdom was" mostly inhabited by the Abhiras. In the Mahabharata it is mentioned that when the Yadavas (though belonging to the Abhira group) abandoned Dwaraka and Gujarat after the death of Krishna and retreated northwards under Arjuna's leadership, they were attacked and broken up.
  6. ↑ Shashi, Shyam Singh (1977). The Shepherds of India: A Socio-cultural Study of Sheep and Cattle-rearing Communities. Sundeep Prakashan. 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.
  7. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. The Ahir are divided into three groups of equal status, namely Yaduvanshi, Gwalvanshi and Nandvanshi.
  8. ↑ Historical and Descriptive Sketch of His Highness the Nizam's Dominions. Printed at the Times of India Steam Press. 1883. in the Puranic geography the country from the Tapti to Deogarh is called the Abhira, or the region of cowherds. It seems probable that they were connected with the Yadavas who were in power in the eighth , and again appear as the rulers of Deogiri or Daulatabad in the 12th and 13th century.
  9. ↑ Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2. Chudásama prince styled Graharipu and ruling at Vanthali near Junagadh is described in the Dyáshraya-Kávya of Hemachandra as an Abhira and a Yádava. In their bardic traditions as well as in popular stories, the Chudásamas are still called Aheraránás. ... Again, many ancient remains in the Khándesh district are popularly believed to belong to the period of the Gauli Ráj. From the Archæological point of view, they are to be ascribed to the time of the Yádavas of Devagiri. It is, therefore, not unlikely that, according to popular belief, these Yádavas were Abhiras. This receives some support from the fact that Yaduvanshis even now are one of the most important sub-divisions of the Ahirs
  10. ↑ Not Available (1881). The Census Report Of British Burma (1881).
  11. ↑ Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. 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.
  12. ↑ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 1899.
  13. ↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. Yadu Bans-found chiefly in the Upper Doab and to the west of the river Yamuna.
  14. ↑ Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh. Oudh Government Press. 1877. The Ahirs, a shepherd race, are mentioned in the Mahabh^rata and by Ptolemy, as also their country Abhir. Krishna wafe an Ahfr and one of the three divisions of the race ; Nandbans, Yadubans, ahd Gwdl- bans. ... Yadubans were not reckoned Chhattris. They style themselves of the race of Yadu simply. ... The race has spread over all Northern India. In the Punjab they have been converted to the Musalman faith, are called Rangars, and are alleged to be Musalman Rajputs ; in other wor'ds, descendants of the Yadubans kings.
  15. ↑ A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of the Punjab & North-west Frontier Province: Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, by the Late Sir Denzil Ibbetson ... & the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892, by Sir Edward Maclagan ... & Comp. by H.A. Rose ... Superintendent, government printing, Punjab. 1911. the Jádúbansí, who claim to be descendants of the Yádú, a nomadic race.
  16. ↑ Lok Nath Soni (2000). The cattle and the stick: an ethnographic profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Govt. of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Dept. of Culture. ISBN 9788185579573. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  17. ↑ Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3. Bhattacharya (1995: 237) has written," The Rajput generally repudiate all connections with the Ahir, though it seems very probable that the Yadubansi Kshatriyas were originally Ahirs".
  18. ↑ India, United Service Institution of (1911). Journal of the United Service Institution of India. Mr. Bhattacharya advances the proposition that Jadubans Rajputs are descended from Ahirs.
  19. ↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. The Rajputs generally repudiate all connection with the Ahirs, though it seems very probable that the Yadu Bansi Ksatriyas were originally Ahirs.
  20. ↑ commission, Great Britain Indian statutory (1930). Report of the Indian Statutory Commission ... H. M. Stationery Office. Mr. Bhattacharya, a distinguished historian , writes in his book the "Indian Castes and Tribes" : "It seens very probable that the Yadubansi Rajputs are derived from the Yadubansi Ahirs. The Narayani Army which the Krishna organised and which made him so powerful that his friendship was eagerly sought by the greatest kings of his time , is described in the Mahabharata as being all of the Ahir caste .
  21. ↑ Munshi, Kanaiyalal Maneklal (1943). The Glory that was Gūrjaradeśa: The pre-historic west coast. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Some scholars, however, regard the Cūḍāsamās, Jāḍejās and Devagiri Yadavas as Ābhīras.


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