Yaduvanshi Aheer

The Yaduvanshi Aheer or Yaduvanshi ahir also spelled Yadubansis, Yadubans, Yadavanshi, Yadavamshi) claim descent from the ancient Yadava tribe of Krishna.[1][2] The Yaduvanshi trace their origin to Yadu.

A statue of young Shivaji with Jijabai installed at the fort of Shivneri in 1960s

Various Hindu scriptures and old writings indicates their presence in India is well established from the ancient times going back to 6000 years B.C.[3]

They are also included in Tod's list of 36 royal races. [4]

References
  1. Yadav, Sanjay (2011). The Environmental Crisis of Delhi: A Political Analysis. Worldwide Books. ISBN 978-81-88054-03-9.
  2. Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3.
  3. Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. p. 18. ISBN 9788170622161. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  4. Association of Population Geographers of India (1988). "Population Geography: A Journal of the Association of Population Geographers of India, Volume 10, Issues 1-2". The Association Original : the University of California. p. xi. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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