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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Gwalvanshi''' Ahirs are historically associated with cowherding.<ref>Gupta, Dipankar (2021). ''Caste in Question''. BookRix. p. 58. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/9788132103455|<bdi>9788132103455</bdi>]]. <q> Their original caste title was Ahir. The idea of a unique Krishnavanshi kinship category which fuses traditional subdivisions Yaduvanshi, Nandavanshi and Goallavanshi into a single endogamous unit</q></ref> According to history professor Rahul Shukla, the Gwalvanshi Ahirs had settled in [[Azamgarh]], [[Varanasi]], [[Gorkakhpur]], [[Mirzapur]], [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]] etc., besides in Western [[Bihar]]. According to various sources, Today, Gwalvanshi Ahir belt starts from [[Sitapur district|Sitapur]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They are also found in small numbers in the historical ''[[Braj]]'' region.<ref name=":0" /> In the [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]] district, they are known as "Sardars".''<ref>Saath Ke Hemant By Umesh Prasad Singh · (2023)</ref>''<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
The Gwalvanshi Ahirs are said to be descended from [[Krishna|Shree Krishna]]'s childhood playmates<ref>Mithilā ke Yādava By Mīnākshī Sinhā · (1993)</ref> who were from the [[Vrishni]] clan.<ref>Haryana's Art & Culture By Gopal Bhargava • (2011)</ref><ref>Srimad Bhagavatam By Geeta Kasturi · (2013)</ref><ref>People of India By K.S. Singh • (1992)</ref><ref name=":0">The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste, and Religion in India By Lucia Michelutti Routledge • (2008)</ref><ref>The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh By Lok Nath Soni • (2000)</ref><ref>People of India: Rajasthan (2 pts.) By K. S. Singh · (1998)</ref><br />
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== Present Circumstances ==<br />
They were cultivators or farmers in [[Purvanchal|Eastern Uttar Pradesh]] and Western [[Bihar]]. At the turn of the century, they evolved into business and other vocations in a big way.<ref>Ratan Mani Lal (11 May 2014). "Azamgarh: Why Mulayam cannot take Yadav votes for granted"</ref><ref>Lucia Michelutti, Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town (2002) London School of Economics and Political Science University of London, p.90-98</ref><br />
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== Notable People ==<br />
• Heer Chand Yadav, ruler of [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaunpur |first=Gazzeter |date=2011 |title=Jaunpur District |url=https://jaunpur.nic.in/hi/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8/ |url-status=live |access-date= |website=Jaunpur Journal}}</ref><br />
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• [[Babulal Gaur|Babu Lal Gaur]]<br />
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• [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]<br />
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• [[Suryakumar Yadav|Surya Kumar Yadav]]<br />
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• [[Umesh Yadav]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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