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

Majority of Yadavs were peasants with minor 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.[9]

List of Kingdom and Zamindari

In Bihar Nepal and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to Ahir (Yadav) caste.[10]The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar.Mostly Belong To Krishnaut And Majhraut Ahir Clans [11][12] Here Some List Of Krishnaut Ahir Rulers.

  • Gopala Dynasty of Nepal, it was established by the Kishnaut Ahirs.[13][14]
  • Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence [15]
  • Daso Ahir, Raja of Bhojpur.[16]
  • Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna.[17]
  • Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna.[18]
  • Gosaipur Darbar
  • Rahimapur Estate
  • Babu Jiyalal Mandal Of Saharsa
  • Khursan Jagir Etc

Culture and Title used:

Krishnaut people worship Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing Lorikayan in Bihar.[19][5][20] Krishnaut Yadavas never sell milk, ghee, or butter. To a large extent, they became cultivators.[21]

Titles:

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

Notable Persons:

See also

References

  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. ^ The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 21. National Geographical Society of India., 1975. 1975. pp. 189–191.
  4. ^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  5. ^ a b Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Ral (1942). Man in India. A.K. Bose.
  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. ^ Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.
  11. ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  12. ^ Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.
  13. ^ Nepālī Saṃskr̥ta abhilekhoṃ kā Hindī anuvāda (in Hindi). Īsṭarna Buka Liṅkarsa. 1985.
  14. ^ Satyal, Yajna Raj (1988). Tourism in Nepal: A Profile. Nath Publishing House.
  15. ^ The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.
  16. ^ Historical Researches Series. 1963.
  17. ^ Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7141-298-3.
  18. ^ Historical Researches Series. 1963.
  19. ^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  20. ^ Library, India Office; Archer, Mildred (1977). Indian Popular Painting in the India Office Library. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-580184-6.
  21. ^ Hunter, William Wilson (1877). A Statistical Account of Bengal. Trübner & Company.
  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.

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