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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Order of Patiala State}}<br />
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{{Infobox order<br />
|name= Yadu Vansha Manya Mandal<br />
|awarded_by=<br>[[File:Coat of Arms of Patiala.png|60px|alt=]]<br>the [[Maharaja of Patiala]]|type = [[Order (distinction)|Order]]<br />
|status =Dormant since 1947<br />
|founder=[[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh]]|head_title= Sovereign<br />
|head= [[Amarinder Singh]]<br />
|established = {{circa|1933}}<br />
|country=[[Patiala State]]|recipients=<br />
}}<br />
'''Yadu Vansha Manya Mandal''' was an order conferred by the [[Maharaja of Patiala]].<br />
==Description==<br />
The earliest ancestors of the [[Maharaja of Patiala]] were members of the [[royal house]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=230 |language=en}}</ref> The Maharaja traced his lineage to [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]’s founder, [[Rawal Jaisal|Jaisal]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |pages=110 |language=en}}</ref> In turn, the [[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]] claimed descent from [[Krishna]], and through him, from [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.127533/ |title=Rajputana And Ajmer List Of Ruling Princes, Chiefs And Leading Personages |date=1931 |pages=85–86 |edition=six }}</ref> Among the titles of the [[Maharaja of Patiala]] was Yadu Vansha Vatans ({{Translation|a scion of the [[Yadava|Yaduvansh]]}}).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qPYvAQAAIAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-859-7 |pages=167,185 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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This order was established by [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh]] in 1933.<ref name=":0" /> It was also known as the Order of Krishna.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sainty |first1=Guy Stair |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WiYYAQAAMAAJ |title=World Orders of Knighthood & Merit |last2=Heydel-Mankoo |first2=Rafal |date=2006 |publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |isbn=978-0-9711966-7-4 |pages=1227–1228 |language=en}}</ref> It was primarily awarded to Hindus.<ref name=":0" /> The number of recipients was limited to five at any one time, including foreign sovereigns and their consorts, ruling princes, heirs apparent, and ministers of state.<ref name=":0" /> The order comprised three classes: Sovereign Grand Master, Members, and Honorary Members.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Nishan-i-Phul]]<br />
* [[Padshahi Phuli Manya Mandal]]<br />
* [[Guru Ghar Manya Mandal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category: Awards established in 1933]]<br />
[[Category: 1933 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category: Orders, decorations, and medals of former countries]]<br />
[[Category:Patiala State]]</div>Aurelia2406