Dhadhor
Appearance
Dhadhor (Dharhor) is a subdivision of the Yadav caste in India. They are a tribe of Ahirs in Banaras and Gorakhpur divisions respectively. They are reckoned in the Tushreeh-ul-Akwam amongst the Doab Ahirs.[1] The Dharhor Ahirs claim to have been the first settlers of the Senapur village of Jaunpur District, and it may be that they had the responsibility of protecting the original Thakur settlers.[2] They are the second-most represented subcastes of Yadavs in Purvanchal (Eastern region of Uttar Pradesh) after the Gwalbans clan.[3]
References
- ^ Forbes, Duncan (8 June 2023). A Dictionary , Hindustani and English: Part I. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-382-33056-9.
- ^ Planalp, Jack M. (1956). Religious Life and Values in a North Indian Village. Cornell University.
- ^ Pradesh (India), Uttar (1985). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Gorakhpur. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Further reading
- Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: an analysis of a folk deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.