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{{infobox ethnic group|
|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>


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Ahar
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
HindiBraj Bhasha
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
AhirYaduvanshi Ahirs

The Ahars, also called Ahir or Yadav, are a peasant or agricultural caste of North India.[1][2][3]

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.[4] They claim to be descended from Yadu race.[5]

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  1. Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state in modern India (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9780521556712. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Singh, Mohinder (1947). The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition. Hind Kitabs. p. 130. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. Jassal, Smita Tewari (2012). Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0822351306. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. Burger, Angela S. (1969). Opposition in a Dominant-Party System. University of California Press. p. 26. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  5. Garg, Gangaram (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1. Concept Publishing Company. p. 239. ISBN 9788170223740. Retrieved 6 March 2016.