Ahar caste - Revision history

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	\|group= Ahar		\| group = Ahar
	\|poptime =		\| poptime =
	\|popplace = • India ~~• Nepal~~		\| popplace = India
	\|langs = • [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] • [[~~Khari boli~~]]		\| langs = • [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] • [[Braj Bhasha]]
	\|rels= • [[Hinduism]]		\| rels = • [[Hinduism]]
	\|related= • [[Ahir]]• [[Yaduvanshi Ahirs]]		\| related = • [[Ahir]]• [[Yaduvanshi Ahirs]]
	}}		}}

	The '''~~Ahar~~''' ~~are a Hindu caste in India. The term "Ahar" was historically associated with the~~ [[~~Yadav~~]] ~~caste, along with the term "~~[[~~Ahir~~]]~~". At the start of the 20th century~~, ~~the group labelled Ahar were generally found in~~ a ~~few west-central districts~~ of ~~India, but in the~~ [[~~1931 census of~~ India]] ~~appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter~~.<ref name="~~Opposition in a Dominant-Party System~~">{{cite book\|~~title~~=~~Opposition in a Dominant-Party System~~\|~~year~~=~~1969~~\|url=https://~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~details/oppositionindomi0000burg~~\|~~url-access~~=~~registration~~\|~~access-~~date=~~18 February 2013~~\|publisher=University ~~of California~~ Press\|~~page~~=~~[https://archive~~.~~org/details/oppositionindomi0000burg/~~page~~/26 26]~~ \|~~first~~=~~Angela S.~~ \|~~last~~=~~Burger~~}}</ref> ~~They claim to be descended from [[Yadu]] Race.~~<ref name="~~GRGARG~~">{{cite book\|last1=~~Garg~~\|first1=~~Gangaram~~\|title=~~Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1~~\|date=~~1992~~\|publisher=~~Concept Publishing Company~~\|~~isbn~~=~~9788170223740~~\|~~page~~=~~239~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~w9pmo51lRnYC~~&q=ahar+ahir&pg=~~PA239~~\|access-date=~~6 March~~ 2016}}</ref>		The '''Ahars''', also called [[Ahir]] or [[Yadav]], are a peasant or agricultural caste of [[North India]].<ref name="oliver">{{cite book \|last1=Mendelsohn \|first1=Oliver \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FGbp9MjhvKAC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PR11 \|title=The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state in modern India \|last2=Vicziany \|first2=Marika \|date=1998 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=9780521556712 \|edition=1. publ. \|location=Cambridge \|page=xi \|language=en \|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="hind">{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Mohinder \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ed0EAAAAMAAJ&q=ahar+ahir \|title=The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition \|date=1947 \|publisher=Hind Kitabs \|page=130 \|language=en \|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="jasssal">{{cite book \|last1=Jassal \|first1=Smita Tewari \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Okrp_sZqmbEC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PA213 \|title=Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India \|date=2012 \|publisher=Duke University Press \|isbn=978-0822351306 \|location=Durham, N.C. \|page=213 \|language=en \|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

	Ahar, ~~also called Ahir or Yadav is a peasant or agricultural caste~~ of ~~[[North~~ India]].<ref name="~~oliver~~">{{cite book~~\|last1=Mendelsohn\|first1=Oliver\|last2=Vicziany\|first2=Marika~~\|title=~~The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state~~ in ~~modern India~~\|~~date~~=~~1998\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|location=Cambridge\|isbn=9780521556712\|page=xi\|edition=1. publ.~~\|url=https://~~books~~.~~google.com~~/~~books?id=FGbp9MjhvKAC&q~~=~~ahar+ahir&pg=PR11~~\|access-date=~~10 August 2016\|language=en}}</ref><ref name="hind">{{cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=Mohinder\|title=The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition\|date=1947~~\|publisher=~~Hind Kitabs~~\|page=~~130\|url=~~https://~~books~~.~~google.com~~/~~books?id=ed0EAAAAMAAJ&q=ahar+ahir~~\|~~access-date~~=~~10 August 2016~~\|~~language~~=en}}</ref>		The group labelled Ahar were generally found in a few west-central districts of India, but in the 1931 census of India appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter.<ref name="Opposition in a Dominant-Party System">{{cite book \|title=Opposition in a Dominant-Party System \|year=1969 \|url=https://archive.org/details/oppositionindomi0000burg \|url-access=registration \|access-date=18 February 2013 \|publisher=University of California Press \|page=[https://archive.org/details/oppositionindomi0000burg/page/26 26] \|first=Angela S. \|last=Burger}}</ref> They claim to be descended from [[Yadu]] race.<ref name="GRGARG">{{cite book\|last1=Garg\|first1=Gangaram\|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1\|date=1992\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|isbn=9788170223740\|page=239\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PA239\|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>

	~~The Yadava Movement in nineteenth century has successfully attempted~~ to ~~merge the regional caste identities like Ahar, Ahir,~~ [[~~Gwala (community)\|Gwala]], Gop and so on, in favour of a generic term [[Yadava~~]].<ref name="~~jasssal~~">{{cite book\|last1=~~Jassal~~\|first1=~~Smita Tewari~~\|title=~~Unearthing gender : folksongs~~ of ~~North India~~\|date=~~2012~~\|publisher=~~Duke University Press\|location=Durham, N.C.~~\|isbn=~~978-0822351306~~\|page=~~213~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~Okrp_sZqmbEC~~&q=ahar+ahir&pg=~~PA213~~\|access-date=~~10 August~~ 2016\|language=en}}</ref> According to 1931 census, the population of Ahar, Ahir, Gopi, Ghoshi, Gwala, Gowari, Gaura, Kavindan, Idaiyan like pastoral communities was 14,170,032.<ref name="singh">{{cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=H. D.\|title=543 faces of India: guide to 543 parliamentary constituencies\|year=1996\|publisher=Newmen Publishers\|page=19\|isbn=9788190066907\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YxuLAAAAMAAJ&q=ahar+ahir\|access-date=10 August 2016\|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	{{Ahir clans \|state=collapsed}};		{{Ahir clans \|state=collapsed}}
	[[Category:Ahir]]		[[Category:Ahir]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{infobox ethnic group|
|group= Ahar
|poptime =
|popplace = • India • Nepal
|langs = • [[Hindi language|Hindi]] • [[Khari boli]]
|rels= • [[Hinduism]]
|related= • [[Ahir]]• [[Yaduvanshi Ahirs]]
}}

The '''Ahar''' are a Hindu caste in India. The term "Ahar" was historically associated with the [[Yadav]] caste, along with the term "[[Ahir]]". At the start of the 20th century, the group labelled Ahar were generally found in a few west-central districts of India, but in the [[1931 census of India]] appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter.<ref name="Opposition in a Dominant-Party System">{{cite book|title=Opposition in a Dominant-Party System|year=1969|url=https://archive.org/details/oppositionindomi0000burg|url-access=registration|access-date=18 February 2013|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/oppositionindomi0000burg/page/26 26] |first=Angela S. |last=Burger}}</ref> They claim to be descended from [[Yadu]] Race.<ref name="GRGARG">{{cite book|last1=Garg|first1=Gangaram|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1|date=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788170223740|page=239|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PA239|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>

Ahar, also called Ahir or Yadav is a peasant or agricultural caste of [[North India]].<ref name="oliver">{{cite book|last1=Mendelsohn|first1=Oliver|last2=Vicziany|first2=Marika|title=The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state in modern India|date=1998|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780521556712|page=xi|edition=1. publ.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FGbp9MjhvKAC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PR11|access-date=10 August 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref name="hind">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Mohinder|title=The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition|date=1947|publisher=Hind Kitabs|page=130|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ed0EAAAAMAAJ&q=ahar+ahir|access-date=10 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>

The Yadava Movement in nineteenth century has successfully attempted to merge the regional caste identities like Ahar, Ahir, [[Gwala (community)|Gwala]], Gop and so on, in favour of a generic term [[Yadava]].<ref name="jasssal">{{cite book|last1=Jassal|first1=Smita Tewari|title=Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India|date=2012|publisher=Duke University Press|location=Durham, N.C.|isbn=978-0822351306|page=213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Okrp_sZqmbEC&q=ahar+ahir&pg=PA213|access-date=10 August 2016|language=en}}</ref> According to 1931 census, the population of Ahar, Ahir, Gopi, Ghoshi, Gwala, Gowari, Gaura, Kavindan, Idaiyan like pastoral communities was 14,170,032.<ref name="singh">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=H. D.|title=543 faces of India: guide to 543 parliamentary constituencies|year=1996|publisher=Newmen Publishers|page=19|isbn=9788190066907|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YxuLAAAAMAAJ&q=ahar+ahir|access-date=10 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Ahir clans |state=collapsed}};
[[Category:Ahir]]