Yadavas (Yadus)

The royal dynasty led by Krishna in Mathura and Dvaraka, descended from the ancient King Yadu, son of Yayati. The dynasty included hundreds of thousands of valiant warriors and princes, all fully devoted to Krishna

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Yadava:

Yadava (Yaadhava). Krishna's clan, which was founded by Yadu.

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Yadava (Sanskrit) A descendant of Yadu; also a great race of Hindustan in which Krishna was born. The founder of this race, Yadu, was the son of Yayati and Devayani, and ruled over the country west of the Jumna River, adjoining the Kurus.

He was the half-brother of Puru, who became the founder of the Paurava line of the Chandravansa (lunar dynasty) -- to which also belonged the Kurus and Pandus. The greatest of the Yadavas in Hindu story was Krishna (hence he is called Yadava, "son of Yadu"). He established the Yadavas in Gujarat, his capital city being Dvaraka, to which Krishna brought all the inhabitants of the city of Mathura after he had slain his wicked cousin Kansa who had usurped the throne.

Sometime after Krishna's death (3102 BC), a catastrophe occurred at Dvaraka in which the city and all its inhabitants were engulfed by the ocean. Only a few members of the race who were absent from the city were saved. The present rajas of Vijaya-nagara maintain that they are living descendants of the Yadavas.

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The Yadava Dynasty ruled a kingdom in what is now Maharashtra, India from the 12th century to the 14th century. The Yadavas were feudatories of the Chalukyas until the late 12th century, when Bhillam (also spelled Bhilama) revolted successfully against the Chalukyas. He established Devagiri as his capital. In 1292 Ramachandra annexed Gujarat. In 1294 the armies of Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi surrounded Devagiri, and Ramachandra was forced to pay tribute. Ala ud din captured Gujarat in 1297–98. Ramachandra's successor Shankara ...

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The Ashvakas are very ancient people of north-east Afghanistan. They find mention in the Puranas, Mahabharata and other ancient Sanskrit and Pali literature. Sanskrit term ashva , Iranian aspa and Prakrit assa means horse. The name Ashvaka or Assaka is said to be derived from Sanskrit Ashva or Prakrit Assa and it litterally denotes someone connected with the horses---hence: a horseman, or a cavalryman. The Ashvakas were especially engaged in the occupation of breeding, raising an ...

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• Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in ancient wars
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of Haihaya Yadavas
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of king Jarasandha of Magadha
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of Kurus in Mahabharta war
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of Vashishtha against Vishwamitra
• Ashvakas - In the armies of Persians against Greeks
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of Chandra Gupta Maurya
• Ashvakas - Military supporters of king Brihadratha Maurya
• Ashvakas - Yavana and Kamboja cavalry invades Mid India
• Ashvakas - Saka Kamboja Pahlava cavalry invades north-west India
• Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in the army of Palas of Bengal
• Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in the army of Gurjara-Pratiharas

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Through the years, history shows that despite the existence of the caste system and its abuse by vested parties, the idea of equality has always ruled supreme in the minds of India’s sages. In fact, many of India’s most revered saints and philosophers came from the lowest strata of society.

Few are aware about the sacrifices made by some who, since ancient times, have silently worked to uplift human values.

Today, very few know of the invaluable contributions of the selfless humanists who have worked relentlessly for the uplift of the marginalised classes. The name of B R Ambedkar, however, is still fresh in public memory as the saviour of the Dalits. Atrocities continue to be heaped on the weaker sections, in one form or the other. Many saints and sages have stood by the Dalits and many of them were Dalits themselves. The work done by these saints are the real heritage of the Dalits.

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Yadu is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. The epic Mahabharata and Purans refer to Yadu as the eldest son of mythological king Yayati. The regions where the Yadu clan settled is not certain, but certain scholars suggest that Yadu clan inherited the territories to the south-west of the Gangetic plains, between the Chambal River, Betwa and Ken, which correspond to the border areas of present Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. There the king Yadu founded the Yadava Dynasty, the first Chandravansha (or Lunar Dynasty) of the Indian history. Yadu was the ancie ...

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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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Surasena (or Shourasena) was the kingdom around the modern Brajabhumi. It was the sacred land of Lord Krishna in which he was born, raised, and ruled. It was an ancient Janapada. It has been well mentioned in Mahabharata. Its capital was Mathura which was situated at the bank of the river Yamuna. Now it is a holy place for all Hindus. The main gosthis which ruled the Surasena were Shorasenee, Y ...

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Belgaum District has, by the 2001 Census of India, a population of approximately 4.2 million. The district has an area of 12,000 sq. km., and is bounded on the west and north by Maharashtra state, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa. The languages spoken in this district include Ka ...

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Bhatti is a chandravanshi rajput clan and is one of the largest tribes of Rajputs, and also is a tribe of Jats. They reside for the most part in central Punjab, the Jaisalmer region, and in border villages of Bikaner and some tehsils of Jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh), India and in Chaniot, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Hafiz Abad, Sialkot, Narowal, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar districts of Pakistan. About 40 other gotras are the sub branches of the Bhattis. Religiously they are followers ...

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For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. 1292 - Events. 1292 - Europe. November 17 - (Julian calendar) John Balliol is selected as King of Scotland from among 13 candidates by King Edward I of England; Edward then treats John as a puppet ruler and Scotland as a vassal state, eventually leading to the Wars of Scottish Independence commencing in 1296. 1292 - Asia. The Lanna kingdom of northern Thailand conqu ...

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. Dwaraka is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dwarka in Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of Sri Krishna. It is believed that, due to damage and destruction by the sea, the city of Dwarka has submerged six times and the current city is the 7th city of Dwarka. Recent archealogical findings have ...

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Krishna (IAST kṛṣṇa, the Sanskrit for "the all-attractive one") is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, however, he is seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the fountain head of all avatars. Krishna appears in a number of stories in different cultures and traditions. Sometimes these contradict each other, though ther ...

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Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. It is now part of Maharashtra state, and where it is forms part of Vidarbha region. The boundaries of Berar have changed historically, but the British Raj province, also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, corresponds to Maharashtra's Amravati Division. The origin of the name Berar is not known, but may perhaps be a corruption of Vidarbha, the name of a kingdom in the Deccan of which, in the period of the Mahabharata, Berar probably f ...

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The Kambojas were basically a republican people. They were constituted into military Sanghas and Corporations to manage their affairs, as Kautiliya and Mahabharata amply attest for us. They are also attested to be living as Ayuddha-jivi or Shastr-opajivis, which means that the Kamboja cavalry offered its military services to other nations as well. There are numerous references to Kambojas being requistioned as cavalry troopers in ancient wars by outside nations. A few illustrative references from ancient literature are presented below to prove this point. < ...

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Ashvakas, Ashvakas - Geographical location, Ashvakas - Ashvakas are the Kambojas, Ashvakas - Buddhist Texts evidence, Ashvakas - Mahabharata evidence, Ashvakas - Ashvaka coins and Arthashastra evidence, Ashvakas - More opinions from scholars, Ashvakas - Afghan and Ashvakan relationship, Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in ancient wars, Ashvakas - Military supporters of Haihaya Yadavas, Ashvakas - Military supporters of king Jarasandha of Magadha, Ashvakas - Military supporters of Kurus in Mahabharta war, Ashvakas - Military supporters of Vashishtha against Vishwamitra, Ashvakas - In the armies of Persians against Greeks, Ashvakas - Military supporters of Chandra Gupta Maurya, Ashvakas - Military supporters of king Brihadratha Maurya, Ashvakas - Yavana and Kamboja cavalry invades Mid India, Ashvakas - Saka Kamboja Pahlava cavalry invades north-west India, Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in the army of Palas of Bengal, Ashvakas - Kamboja cavalry in the army of Gurjara-Pratiharas

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Mathura (-dhama, -mandala, -puri)

The eternal abode in which Krishna manifests Himself as the Lord of the Yadavas. During His descent to earth, Krishna reclaimed Mathura for the Yadavas by killing Kamsa and installing Ugrasena on the throne. Krishna resided in Mathura for thirty-three years before relocating the Yadavas to Dvaraka.

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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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Vrishnis

See Yadavas.

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Yadus.

See YADAVA

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