Yadav - Introduction

Yadavs, known by various other names including Gopes, Gaurs, Yadavas, Ahirs ,Kurubas, Abhirs, Surabhirs, Suras, Surasena, Souryasaini, Ghosals,Rawals, Bhatis, Goudas, Pradhans, Rauts, and Yaduvanshis, are among five most ancient Aryan races of Bharata. They mostly follow Hindu religion, and are currently located in different parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Yadav - Mythology. According to Hindu mythology, Yadavas are descendants from Yadu, one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. Promine ...

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• Yadav - Mythology
• Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs
• Yadav - Introduction
• Yadav - General profile
• Yadav - Major Yadav clans
• Yadav - Scythian origin
• Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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According to Hindu mythology, Yadavas are descendants from Yadu, one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. Prominenet among the ancient Yadavas include: Vasudeva, father of Krishna Krishna Kunti, sister of Vasudeva and mother of Pandavas and Karna Kamsa, a tyrannical king of Mathura, who was killed by Krishna Ugrasen, father of Kamsa The legend further states that Jarasandh, Kamsa’s father-in-law, and king of Magadha attacked Yadavas to avenge the killing of Kamsa. Yadavas had to shift there capital from Mathura (central India) to Dwaraka (on the western ...

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Yadav, Yadav - Mythology, Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs, Yadav - Introduction, Yadav - General profile, Yadav - Major Yadav clans, Yadav - Scythian origin, Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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Yadavas are the single largest community in India, estimated to be constituting more than 11% of the Indian population - in terms of sheer numbers this translates to 110 million people, prompting some people to state that Yadavas are not merely a community but a "nation" in themselves. Through numerous political parties, such as the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular) and Tamil Makkal Desam (Tamil Nadu), this caste wields considerable political clout, especially in the governments of Uttar Pradesh, India's m ...

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Yadav, Yadav - Mythology, Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs, Yadav - Introduction, Yadav - General profile, Yadav - Major Yadav clans, Yadav - Scythian origin, Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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