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Krishnaut^[1]^[2] or Krishnaut Ahir^[3]^[4] or Krishnaut Yaduvanshi^[5] is a clan of the Hindu Yadav (Ahir) caste found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi and other parts of the Indian state .^[6]^[7]^[8] The term Krishnaut denotes their descent from Lord Krishna.^[9]

Majority of Yadavs were peasants with landholdings in the Northern and Central parts of India, a small segment of the community had taken over land in the newly reclaimed portion of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) to become big landowners.^[10]

Origin and History

The Krishnaut subcaste of Yadav's a name which to them denotes descent from Lord Krishna.^[11] . Krishnaut Yadav's Are Group Of Seven Muls Of Ancient Yaduvanshi Clans That Are Said To Sri Krishna Descendants. The First Four Clan Claims Their Migration From Mathura And Braj Belt Area And The Other Three Clans Are Said To Be Last Descent Of Gopala Dynasty of Yaduvanshi Kshatriyas Of Nepal.

List of Kingdom and Estate

In Bihar Nepal and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to Ahir (Yadav) caste.^[12] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and Majhraut clans of Ahir.^[13]^[14]

Gopala Abhira Rulers Of Nepal
Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence ^[15]
Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna.^[16]
Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna.^[17]
Gosaipur Darbar
Rahimapur Estate Of Hajipur.
Dudhiya Darbar, Darbhanga
Kanheli Estate, Araria
Khorasen Jagir Of Saharsa.

Culture

Krishnaut people worship Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing Lorikayan in Bihar.^[18]^[5]^[19] Krishnaut Yadavas never sell milk, ghee, or butter and to a large extent, they became cultivators.^[20]

Distribution and Titles

Distribution

Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of Patna, Saran and Vaishali district of Bihar.^[21]

Title

The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, Thakur, Sinha, Singh, etc.^[22]^[23]^[24]

Notable Persons

Bir Kuar, a god of Krishnaut Ahir.^[25]
Karu Khirhar, a folk god.^[26]
Bakhtaur Baba, a folk god.
Ranjit Singh Ahir, a rebel of Indian Rebellion of 1857.^[27]
Bishu Raut, a folk God of Kosi division and Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
Badri Ahir, a freedom fighter.
Jiyalal Mandal, a freedom fighter and politician.
Daroga Prasad Rai, Ex-Cm of Bihar.
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, a politician.
Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav, Freedom fighter and 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
Uday Narayan Rai, a politician.
Hukumdev Narayan Yadav, a politician.
Nand Kishore Yadav, a leader of BJP.
Nityanand Rai, a leader of BJP.^[28]
Dinesh Chandra Yadav, currently Member of Parliament from Madhepura and former minister of Bihar Goverment.
Surendra Prasad Yadav, a popular Politician, currently Co- operative minister of Bihar Goverment.
Dr. Ramanand Yadav, currently Minister in Bihar Government.
Jitendra Kumar Rai, currently Minister Of Bihar Government

References

^ Gupta, Dipankar (2000). Interrogating Caste: Understanding Hierarchy and Difference in Indian Society. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-029706-5.
^ Gupta, Dipankar (1992). Social Stratification. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-563088-6.
^ The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 21. National Geographical Society of India., 1975. 1975. pp. 189–191.
^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
^ ^a ^b Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Ral (1942). Man in India. A.K. Bose.
^ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1957). Bihar District Gazetteers: Bhagalpur. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
^ Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes: Hindu tribes and castes as represented in Benares. Thacker, Spink & Company.
^ Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.
^ Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
^ Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.
^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
^ Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.
^ The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.
^ Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7141-298-3.
^ Historical Researches Series. 1963.
^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
^ Library, India Office; Archer, Mildred (1977). Indian Popular Painting in the India Office Library. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-580184-6.
^ Hunter, William Wilson (1877). A Statistical Account of Bengal. Trübner & Company.
^ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
^ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-303-0.
^ Singh, Santosh (2015-10-09). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-85436-42-0.
^ Starza, O. M. (1993). The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09673-8.
^ Monuments of Bihar. Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar. 2011.
^ Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.
^ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

29.https://books.google.co.in/books?id=g1_RAAAAMAAJ&q=Badri+Ahir&dq=Badri+Ahir&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEpuim8sr9AhWYwjgGHY_lAV0Q6AF6BAgEEAM#Badri%20Ahir

30 Report of General secreteries.https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Gxa2AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=ram+jaipal+singh+yadav&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEzJPry8r9AhXZVWwGHb-UBVIQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=ram%20jaipal%20singh%20yadav&f=false

31.Indian Recorder and Digest

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[1] Gupta, Dipankar (2000). Interrogating Caste: Understanding Hierarchy and Difference in Indian Society. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-029706-5.

[2] Gupta, Dipankar (1992). Social Stratification. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-563088-6.

[:3-3] The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 21. National Geographical Society of India., 1975. 1975. pp. 189–191.

[:1-4] Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.

[:0-5] Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Ral (1942). Man in India. A.K. Bose.

[:4-6] Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1957). Bihar District Gazetteers: Bhagalpur. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.

[7] Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.

[8] Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes: Hindu tribes and castes as represented in Benares. Thacker, Spink & Company.

[:2-9] Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.

[10] Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.

[11] Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.

[12] Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.

[13] Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.

[14] Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.

[15] The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.

[16] Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7141-298-3.

[17] Historical Researches Series. 1963.

[18] Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.

[19] Library, India Office; Archer, Mildred (1977). Indian Popular Painting in the India Office Library. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-580184-6.

[20] Hunter, William Wilson (1877). A Statistical Account of Bengal. Trübner & Company.

[21] Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.

[22] Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.

[23] Singh, Kumar Suresh (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-303-0.

[24] Singh, Santosh (2015-10-09). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-85436-42-0.

[25] Starza, O. M. (1993). The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09673-8.

[26] Monuments of Bihar. Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar. 2011.

[27] Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.

[28] "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

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 ==Origin and History==
-The Krishnaut subcaste of [[Yadav|Yadav's]] a name which to them denotes descent from Lord [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Swartzberg |first=Leon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gOXtGexX2gsC&q=Krishnaut |title=The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market |date=1979 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |isbn=978-81-208-3039-4 |language=en}}</ref> . Krishnaut Yadav's Are Group Of Seven Muls Of Ancient Yaduvanshi Clans That Are Said To Sri Krishna Descendants. The First Four Clan Claims Their Migration From Mathura And Braj Belt The Other Three Clans Are Said To Be Last Descent Of [[Gopala Dynasty]] of Yaduvanshi Kshatriyas Of Nepal.
+The Krishnaut subcaste of [[Yadav|Yadav's]] a name which to them denotes descent from Lord [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Swartzberg |first=Leon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gOXtGexX2gsC&q=Krishnaut |title=The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market |date=1979 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |isbn=978-81-208-3039-4 |language=en}}</ref> . Krishnaut Yadav's Are Group Of Seven Muls Of Ancient Yaduvanshi Clans That Are Said To Sri Krishna Descendants. The First Four Clan Claims Their Migration From Mathura And Braj Belt Area And The Other Three Clans Are Said To Be Last Descent Of [[Gopala Dynasty]] of Yaduvanshi Kshatriyas Of Nepal.
 ===List of Kingdom and Estate===