Yadav or Yadava (Sanskrit: यादव, yādava) is an Indian caste that claims descent from Yadu. Yadavas have been mentioned as one of the ancient Vedic panchjanya tribes in ancient Dharmic texts. The Yadavas of Devagiri, Seuna/Sevuna or Yadava dynasty (Marathi: देवगिरीचे यादव) (850 - 1334) was an Indian dynasty, which during their peak ruled present day Maharashtra, north Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh from their capital at Devagiri(or Deogiri) (present-day Daulatabad in Maharashtra). ... The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous, hereditary groups often termed as jātis or castes. ... For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya (Hindi: , from Sanskrit: , ) is one of the four varnas, or castes, in Hinduism. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Telugu redirects here. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Hinduism is a religious tradition[1] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous, hereditary groups often termed as jātis or castes. ... Yadu is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. ... Panchjanya,meaning five folks,is the common name given to five most ancient vedic kshatriya tribes. ...

Yadavs mostly follow Vaishnav traditions and Dharmic religion, and are located in different parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Traditionally, the Yadavs are classified under the Kshatriya varna in Hinduism.^{[citation needed]}. A Vaishnavite is a follower of Vaishnavism, a monotheistic faith which believes in Vishnu as the supreme God. ... The word Dharmic is an adjective of the word Dharma. ... For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya (Hindi: , from Sanskrit: , ) is one of the four varnas, or castes, in Hinduism. ... Varna is a Sanskrit term derived from the root meaning to choose (from a group). ...

Origins

In Hindu mythology, Yadvas are described as the descendants of Yadu, the eldest son of King Yayati, whose father removed him from the succession because he rebelled against Yayati's wishes. Yadu and his descendants started ruling in places that are assumed to be referred to in the Hindu scriptures as Jambudvipa. Later on, the Yadu overthrew many Puru rulers. According to the Bhagvad Gita, Yadavas were possessors of great mystical knowledge, as far back as Manu, and much knowledge was also given to Surya and Ikshavaku in far ancient times. According to Dharmic mythology, Jarasandh, Kansa's father-in-law, and king of Magadha attacked Yadavas to avenge the killing of Kansa. Yadavas had to shift their capital from Mathura (central Aryavart) to Dwaraka (on the western coast of Aryavart) on the Sindhu. Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... Yadu is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... According to Puranic cosmography, the earth is divided into seven concentric island continents (sapta-dvipa vasumati) separated by the seven encircling seas, each double the size of the preceding one. ... The Purus are a people of Ancient India. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद् गीता, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... Manu may refer to: In geography: Manu, a town in Sokoto State, Nigeria Manu, province in the Madre de Dios region of Peru Manu National Park Manu River In acting: Manu, member of the cast of a controversial film released in 2000 called Baise-moi Manu Intiraymi, American television and... For the intercontinental ballistic missile, see Surya (missile). ... Jarasandha (Sanskrit: जरासंध), the king of Magadha, is a character of the epic Mahabharata. ... The Official Seal of The Kaw Nation of Oklahoma The Kaw are an American Indian people of the central Midwest. ... Magadha was an ancient kingdom of India, mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. ... Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. ... This article is about the water body. ...

Abhira, which is considered to be a subgroup of Yadava caste today, is assumed to be different from ancient Yadavas. Linkage is obscure and views vary from scholar to scholar. The term was used for cowherds initially but has been extended to include Yaduvanshi and Nandavanshis too by its corrupt version Ahir. Abhira means "fearless" and appear in most ancient historical references dating back to the Abhira kingdom of the Saraswati Valley, who spoke Abhiri until the Buddhist period.^[1] Analysis of Hindu scriptural references of the Abhira kingdoms has led some scholars to conclude that it was merely a term used for Holy Yadava Kingdoms. In Bhagavatam, the Gupta dynasty has been alled Abhir.^[2] Ahir (a corruption of the word Abhir, fearless) is a subgroup of the Yadav caste of India. ... Sudra and Abhira were mentioned as two kingdoms where the river Saraswati existed only as a dried up river bed during the time of Kurukshetra War. ... The Hindu Vedas mention a river named Sarasvatī. In Sanskrit saras means a pool or water body, and vatī (from vnt-ī, the female form of the -vant suffix) means she having lots of pools. Sarasvati was the biggest and most important of the seven holy rivers of the Rig Veda. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Gupta Empire under Chandragupta II (ruled 375-415) The Gupta Empire was one of the largest political and military empires in the world. ...

Stephen Knapp seeks a connection between Yadavas and Jews. According to him, the Greeks referred to the Jews as Judeos, or Jah deos or Yadavas, meaning people of Ya.^[3] Languages Historical Jewish languages Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others Liturgical languages: Hebrew and Aramaic Predominant spoken languages: The vernacular language of the home nation in the Diaspora, significantly including English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Arabs and other Semitic groups For the Jewish religion, see Judaism. ...

Yadavas as an ethnic category

According to M.S.A. Rao (an eminent sociologist) Yadava is a category consisting of several allied castes which together constitute about one-tenth of the total population of India. The castes coming under this category are to be found in different parts of India, Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka and are known as the Ahir in the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan; the Goalas and Sadgopa or Gauda in Bengal and Orissa; Dhangar in Maharashtra; Yadava in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and Idayan and Konar in Tamil Nadu. There are also several sub-regional names such as Thetwar and Rawat in Madhya Pradesh, and Mahakul (Great Family) in Bihar. , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... , Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA:  ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... , For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... This article is for the Indian state. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... For other uses, see Bengal (disambiguation). ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... The Dhangar (Sanskrit / DevanāgarÄ«: धनगर ) caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Andhra redirects here. ... This article is about the Indian region. ... Idayar or Idaiyan or Konar is a Sub Caste of Kshatriya Yadav caste. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Rawat is a title used by rajputs, in Uttarakhand & some parts of rajasthan. ...

Two things are common to these cognate castes. First, they claim to be the descendants of the Yadu Dynasty(Yadava) to which Lord Krishna belonged. Secondly, many castes in this category have a set of occupations centering round cattle. The Krishna mythology lends a kind of legitimacy to the pastoral occupations relating to cattle, and as the castes following these occupations are to be found in almost all parts of India, the Yadava category encompasses a whole range of related castes. Krishna (IAST , the Sanskrit for dark or black) (see below), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ...

Besides this mythical origin of the Yadavas, semi-historical and historical evidence exists for equating the Ahirs with the Yadavas. It is argued that the term Ahir comes from Abhira (Behandarkar, 1911;16), who where once found in different parts of India, and who in several places wielded political power. The Abhiras are equated with Ahirs, Gopas and Gollas, and all of them are considered Yadavas.

M.S.A Rao further states that the Allahabad iron pillar inscription of Samudragupta (fourth century A.D) mentions the Abhiras as one of the tribal states of west and south west India, who paid homage to the emperor(churn, 1943:81). A fourth century (A.D) inscription found in Nashik speaks of an Abhira king, and there is proof that in the middle of the fourth century the Abhiras were settled in eastern Rajputana and Malwa. Similarly, when the Kathis arrived in Gujarat in the eighth century, they found the greater part of the country in the possession of the Ahirs. The Mirzapur district of the United Provinces has a tract known as Ahraura, named after the Ahir, and near Jhansi, another piece of country was called Ahirwar. The Ahirs were also kings of Nepal at the beginning of the Christian era. Khandesh and the Tapti valley were other regions where they were kings. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... , Nashik (Marathi: ) ( ) or Nasik (Marathi: ) is a city in Indias Maharashtra state. ... Mirzapur is a district in Uttar Pradesh state India. ... United Provinces, 1903 The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, mainly referred to simply as the United Provinces, was a former province of British India, which existed from 1902 to 1947. ... , Ahraura is a city and a municipal board in Mirzapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Jhansi   झांसी is a city of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. ... Districts comprising the Khandesh region of Maharashtra. ... The Tapti River is a river of central India. ...

This indicates that the Abhiras, who rose to political prominence in the second century B.C., had a chequered political career until the fourtheenth century A.D when their importance was over-shadowed by the Mughals, but even during the Mughal period the Ahir and Golla rajahs were a power to be reckoned with. The Gavlis rose to political power in Deogarh, on the Chhindwara Plateau in the central provinces. The Saugar traditions traced down the Gavli supremacy to a much later date, as the tracts of Etawa and Khurai are held to have been governed by the chieftains till the close of the seventeenth century (Russell, 1916:II, 20). The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler. ... Debagarh is a district of Orissa, India, found in the northern part of the state. ... Chhindwara (also spelt Chindawara or Chindwara) is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ...

Dialects

Although the Abhiras constituted a distinct ethnic group, they spoke diverse regional dialects. The language of the Ahirs was known as Ahirani in Khandesh, resembling Marathi. While the Ahirs of Kathiawad and Kachh have a dialect which resembles Gujarathi (Bhandarkar, 1911:17). Abhira bhasha is in fact considered to be Apabhransha. In the ninth century B.C., it had become the language of the people, and was spoken from Saurashtra mfg;.bfm;lfmf;.,m, and Shastri (1967) proves that poetry was composed in the language around the sixth century B.C. Suryavamsi (1962:14-15) mentions the following two dialects in addition to the ones above--Gaddi, which is currently the dialect spoken in Gadderan, on the outskirts of the Chamba and Kangra hills, and Gandi, spoken in some parts of Madhya Pradesh. Abhiri as a dialect has been recorded by Sanskrit poets such as Bharata and Dandin. Yadav (1916:15), notes that the dialect the people of Ahirwal in Haryana speak, has a resemblance to Rajasthani, and Grierson,(1916:9) considers Ahirwati a branch of eastern Rajasthani and western Hindi. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી GujÇŽrātÄ«; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee[3]) is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. ... Saurashtra may refer to: Saurashtra (region) Saurashtra language Saurashtra script There are several popular cities in Saurahstra Area viz:- Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajula, Mahuva, Veraval, Kandla, Kundla Category: ... The Gaddis are a tribe living on both sides of the Dhauladhar Range in the state of Himachel Pradesh, India. ... Chamba, the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, has a common border with Jammu. ... Kangra is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, and lends its name to the district of the same name. ... Bharata Muni was an ancient Indian writer whose life has been dated differently from the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century Ad. ... Dandi (flourished 6th century) was an Indian poet and writer on poetry, the author of Kavyadarsha. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ...

Legends of the cowherd Krishna and his dances with cowherdesses are mentioned in the Sangam classics. The term Ayarpati (cowherd settlement) is found in Cilappatikaram (Iyer, 1950). It is argued that the term Ayar has been used for the Abhiras in ancient Tamil literature, and V. Kanakasabha Pillai (1904) derives Abhira from the Tamil word Ayir which also means cow. He equates the Ayars with Abhiras, and Suryavamsi (1962:17-18) treats this as evidence of migration of the Abhiras to the south in the first century A.D.

Thus, linguistic evidence is used to support the argument that the Abhiras spread to different parts of India, and that they retained different but related cultural traditions. The most common denominator, as was pointed out earlier, was a descent from the Yadu dynasty and their association with cattle.^[4]

Religious Seats of Yadavas

Besides chiefdoms and jagirs, the Yadavas had peethams (seats) granted to them by virtue of their religious powers. For instance, there were fourteen seats (peethams) among the Yadavas of Warangal according to a sanad granted in 1425 (Shaka Samvat), by Sree Pratapa Rudra, Maharaja of Warangal, to sree Kondiah Guru, as the head of the fourteen seats. Subsequently when Bhagyanagar was founded by Sultan Abdulla of Kutub Shahi in A.D. 1560 the rights of the yadavas were acknowledged and recognized, and the name Golkonda was substituted for Manugal.

According to the charter awarded by the Sultan Abdulla of Kutub Shahi in 1071 Hijri, Kondiah built the fort for the Sultan by using his charisma in resolving the mystery of the site, and also discovered for him gold coins buried underground. In return, the Sultan gave him the Charter conferring upon Kondiah the rights and privileges due to the head of the fourteen seats, and of twelve classes of Gollas and two classes of shepherds (Kuruba Gollas). Kondiah, although a follower of Basaveshwara (Lingayat), was the head of the Yadava Peethams. Perhaps the Gollas at this time were under the influence of Veerasaivism, although they were incorporated into the Yadava category.^[5]

Political influence

Through numerous political parties such as the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Republic), Janata Dal (Communal) and Makkal Tamil Desam (Tamil Nadu), the Yadavs have considerable political influence, especially in the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.^[6] Laloo Yadav became the chief minister of Bihar and Mulayam Singh in UP. A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Samajwadi Party flag Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party) is a political party in India. ...

Many groups and clans claiming descent from the ancient Yadu clan call themselves Yadavs. The major clans among these are:

• Ahirs (variously called Ahira and Abhira) are divided into clans called Khanap:
  • Nandavanshi (descendants of Nanda}
  • Gwalvanshi (descendants of Holy Gwals)
  • Dadhor
• Behera, Pradhans,Mohakud, Mahakud, Khillar , Das in Orissa
• Adhikari [Bengal and Orissa]
• Bharwad in Gujarath
• Bhatrajus (Andhra Pradesh)
• Dhangars (in Maharashtra and Karnataka), having 108 clans
• Edayar (Tamil Nadu)
• Gaurs (also called Goriya, and mentioned in the Mahabharata)
• Gawlis
• Gadri / Gadariya
• Gaddi
• Golla
• Gouda (Orissa)
• Jadam
• Jambavas
• Jadon
• Kalchuri
• Konar (Yadava) (Tamil: கோனார் (in Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
• Kurubas or Gollas (in Karnataka)
• Krishnauth (claiming direct lineage from Lord Shri Krishna)
• Kurubas (Karnataka)
• Kondayankotth-Tirunelveli-Tamilnadu
• Maniyani (in Kerala)
• Manjrauth (linked with Jarasandh)
• Mandal & Bhagat (Bihar)
• Oraon
• Pradhans
• Puhanian
• Rauts
• Sadgops (in Bengal)
• Souryasaini
• Saini
• Surabhirs
• Surasena
• Taljunghi
• Thatte
• Yadavas
• Yadavulu
• Jadeja
• Bhati
• Banaphar
• Servai, Tamil Nadu
• Vadukayar, Tiruvnelveli in Tamil Nadu
• Deshwal (some city in U.P)
• many more

of the major groups called castes many bear names derived from the principal professions they follow or the crafts they practice, for example, the cattle-breeding group takes the significant name of Gauli, derived from a Sanskrit word for cow. The names of the shepherd castes seem to be derived from words meaning sheep. Such is at least the case with Gadaria from 'gadar', on old Hindi word for sheep. Many others of these major groups called castes bear merely tribal or ethic names. Such are for example: Arora, Gujar, Lohana, Bhatia, Mina, Bhil, Dom, Oraon, Munda, Santal, Koch, Ahir, Mahar, Nayar, Maratha, Gond, Khond, etc.^[7] Ahir (a corruption of the word Abhir, fearless) is a subgroup of the Yadav caste of India. ... According to Hindu mythology, Nanda is a peasant and foster-father of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. ... DAS may refer to: Das, an Emirati island in the Persian Gulf Das, a surname. ... The Dhangar (Sanskrit / Devanāgarī: धनगर ) caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Jambavas also known as Adi Jambava , Jambavalu , Jambavaru. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Idayar or Idaiyan or Konar is a Sub Caste of Kshatriya Yadav caste. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Kurubas are Hindus concentrated mainly in the southeren states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. ... Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, IAST ) is according to various Hindu traditions the eighth or the ninth avatar of Vishnu. ... Kurubas are Hindus concentrated mainly in the southeren states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. ... The Maniyani (sub-caste of Nair) are the Kshatriyas of Kerala, India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Surasena (or Shourasena) was the kingdom around the modern Brajabhumi. ... The Yadava Dynasty ruled a kingdom in what is now Maharashtra, India from the 12th century to the 14th century. ... Jadeja is the name of a clan of Yaduvanshi Rajputs. ... Bhati (Hindi: भाटी, Urdu: بھٹی) is a Rajput and Jatt tribe and is one of the largest tribes among Rajputs. ... Banaphar is the name of a clan of rajputs belonging to the Chandravanshi lineage. ...

Notable Yadavs

Shree Raje Ratnasing Jadhavrao, Shree Raje Krushnasing

Shrimant Namdar Sardar Raje Shambhusing Amarsing Jadhavrao

Shrimant Sau Khashibaisaheb Jadhavrao, The Queen of Malegaon

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• Neminatha, The 22nd Teerthankar of Jains & cousin of Krishna
• Vasudeva, father of Krishna
• Kartavirya Arjuna (Emperor of Mahismati, also known as Shasrabahu)
• Kunti, sister of Vasudeva and mother of Pandavas and Karna
• Kansa, a tyrannical king of Mathura, who was killed by Krishna
• Ugrasen, the father of Kansa

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• Kanakadasa
• Jijabai (mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji)
• Rao Tula Ram (1857 freedom fighter)
• Pran Sukh Yadav (fought along with Rao Tula Ram Yadav at Nasibpur)

Some scholars, such as Robert Sewell believe that the rulers of Vijayanagara Empire were Kurubas (also known as Yadavas).^[8] Kanakadasa (c 1509-1609 A.D.) belongs to the tradition of Haridasa literary movement which ushered in an era of devotional literature in Karnataka. ... Jijabai with the infant Shivaji Jijabai was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. ... Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले) (Born:February 19, 1627, Died: March 4, 1680) was the founder of Maratha empire in western India in 1674. ... Rao Tula Ram was one of the most important leaders of the 1857 revolt. ... Pran Sukh Yadav(1802-1868) was an extraordinary military commander of his time. ... Robert Sewell (1845 – 1925) was a civil servant in colonial India. ... The origin of Vijayanagara empire is associated with controversy. ... Kurubas are Hindus concentrated mainly in the southeren states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. ...

Some early inscriptions, dated 1078 and 1090, have implied that the Hoysalas of Mysore were also the descendants of the original Yadava clan, by referring to the Yadava vamsa (clan) as Hoysala vamsa. But there are no records directly linking the Hoysalas to the Yadavas of North India. Calling it 'poetic fancy', William Coelho, author of Hoysala Vamsa, 1950, argues that there is no evidence of even a tradition that traces back their lineage to one of northern origin. S.U. Kamath argues that it was a common practice in royal families of medieval South India to build puranic genealogies-^[9]. However, J.N. Singh Yadav, a famous historian, gives the following account in his 'YADAVAS THROUGH THE AGES', " The Hoysalas ruled illustriously for over three centuries and have left in the country imperishable monuments of art and culture. They were family of kings who ruled over practically the whole of the kannada country at the height of their power. They scheduled the hill tribes known as Malepas in the Western Ghats and they assumed the title 'Maleparoleganda'. The account of their origin can be traced in some of their inscriptions. They claimed Sosevura (Sasakapura of Sanskrit writers) as their birthplace. This place has been identified with Angadi of Mudigere Taluk in chikamanglura district. It has been mentioned as the seen of the incident between Sala and the tiger. When Sala,' an ornament of the Yaduvamsa' (Yaduvamsojvala tilakan) was worshiping the goddess Vasantike of Sasakapura, a tiger came from the forest. The holiman Sodutta, who was there gave him his fan saying 'Poysala(Strike, Sala). Sala killed the tiger. From that time the name of Poysala become the designation of the Yadava kings (E.C. VOL. VI, Cm. 20.). Almost the same account, though differing in certain details, is found in many of their inscriptions. According to annother version, when Sala was hunting along the slopes of the Sahya mountains (or the Western Ghats), he was astonished to see a hare (SKt. Sasa) pursuing a tiger, while he was walking alone saying to himself, 'This is heroic soil', a holy muni near by, being afraid of the tiger, called out 'Poy-Sala' and before it could proceed the length of a span Sala slew it with his sword (E.C., VOL. V, PART I B1. 171.). It is after this incident that the place came to be known as Sasakapura.^[10] Extent of Hoysala Empire, 1200 CE Capital Belur, Halebidu Language(s) Kannada Religion Hindu Government Monarchy King  - 1026 – 1047 Nripa Kama II  - 1292 – 1343 Veera Ballala III History  - Earliest Hoysala records 950  - Established 1026  - Disestablished 1343 The Hoysala Empire (Kannada: ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) (pronunciation: in Kannada) was a prominent South Indian empire that... Purana (Sanskrit: ), meaning belonging to ancient or olden times, is the name of an ancient Indian genre (or a group of related genres) of Hindu or Jain literature (as distinct from oral tradition). ...

The founder of the Wodeyar dynasty, Vijaya, also claimed descent from the Yadu and took on the name Yadu-Raya. The Wodeyar dynasty (also spelt as Wadiyar-by the British and the Royal family members themselves and also as Odeyar by some) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947, until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of...

According to S.C.Raychoudhary (author of Social, Cultural and Economic History of India), a noted historian, "The Pandya kingdom generally associated with the Pandus of the Mahabarata covered the districts of Madura and Tinnivelly as well as certain portions of south Travancore."^[11]

Dr.V. Manickam in his path-breaking work Kongu Nadu gives an expanded version of his doctoral thesis submitted to the university of Madras as follows,"It was noted that the pastoral people(Ayar) of the mullai land in Kongu formed the major component of the Vellalar community of the medieval period.It is Dr.V. Manickam thesis that the Vellalar of Kongu were nothing but the pastoral people of Kongu, ofcourse,with some additions (p-553). However, We come across references to Idaiyar of kiranur, alias Kolumam Konda Cholanallur (SII : 5:283), Kon from the same place (SII : 5: 265,267,269), and Yatavar in two epigraphs from Chevur (Eye Copy 94,98). Further, there are also references to Tiruvayappadi nattar, which indicate the supra-local activities of the herdsmen discussed in chapter 15. The presence of the herdsmen, with the titles as found in the macro region, may be explained as survivors of the pastoral people of the pre-chola period who were reluctant to integrate themselves in the new setup or new additions.^[12]

Politics

• B. Ramdev cabinet minister in Andhra Pradeshin 80s. Vice- President Akhil bharat Yadav Mahasabha.
• Lalu Prasad Yadav, Politician
• Mulayam Singh Yadav, Politician
• Rabari Devi, Ex. CM, Bihar
• Sharad Yadav, politician
• Subhas Yadav, politician
• Rammurthy Yadav, Ex-MLA, Chalakurthy
• Raghu Yadav, politician
• R V Ramana Krishna, Founder SattaBharat
• GopalKrishnan Yadav, Ex.Indian Bank Chairman,Leader of TamilNadu Samajwadi Party, Leader Of Yadava Mahasabha
• Raja Kannappan,Politician
• Dr. Karan Singh Yadav, Veteran Heart Sergeon & M.P., Alwar(Rajasthan)
• Rao Birendera Singh Yadav, Ex CM, Haryana
• Rao Inderajeet Singh Yadav, Minister for State for Defence, India
• Babulal Gaur, Ex. CM, Madhya Pradesh

Military Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad[1] or Lalloo Prasad, (Devanāgarī: लालू प्रसाद यादव) (born June 11, 1948 Goplaganj, Bihar[2]) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. ... Mulayam Singh Yadav (born November 22, 1939) is a politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Shri Sharad Yadav a politician from Janata Dal (United) party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. ... Dr. Karan Singh Yadav (born 1 February 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ... Babulal Gaur (born June 2, 1930) is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, India. ...

• Subedar Suresh Chand , Akasrdham Hero , Ashok Chakra recipient
• Pran Sukh Yadav, military commander in Anglo-Sikh wars
• Umrao Singh, Victoria Cross recipient, World War II, Burma Front
• Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Vir Chakra recipient, Kargil War
• Saheed Jagdish Prasad Yadav Ashok Chakra Parliament Attack
• Suresh Chand Yadav, Ashok Chakra Akshar Dham, Gandhi Nagar

Police Pran Sukh Yadav(1802-1868) was an extraordinary military commander of his time. ... Umrao Singh Umrao Singh is an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav of the Indian army was awarded the highest Indian military honour, Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the Kargil War on 4 July 1999. ... The Param Vir Chakra is an Indian military decoration given for valour in combat operations. ...

• S.S.P.Yadav,IPS, Director General of Police (DGP), Andhra Pradesh
• Rajbir Singh Yadav, Delhi encounter specialist President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 2003

Sports

• Panne Lal Yadav, wrestler
• Hemulal Yadav, cricketer
• Jai Prakash Yadav, cricketer
• Jyoti Yadav, cricketer
• Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medalist
• Shivlal Yadav, cricket player
• Vijay Yadav, cricket player
• Simhachalam, billiards & snooker player of Andhra Pradesh and also an international referee in billiards
• Santosh Yadav

Artists / Writers / Journalists Panne Lal Yadav is well-known International wrestler, awarded by Yas Bharti by Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pardesh. ... Hemulal Yadav is an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tripura. ... Jai Prakash Yadav (born August 7, 1974 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), is an Indian cricketer. ... Jyoti Prasad Yadav (born September 26, 1977), in Allahabad is an Indian first class cricketer. ... Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or KD Jadhav was independent Indias first individual Olympic medalist when he won the wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki games. ... Nandlal Shivlal Yadav (born January 26, 1957, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 35 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1979 to 1987. ... Vijay Yadav (b. ... Simhachalam temple is an Hindu temple located in Andhra Pradesh, a south Indian state. ... Santosh Yadav is the only woman in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice. ...

• Narsing Yadav {Telugu actor)
• Anand Yadav (Marathi writer)
• Parbhu Dayal Yadav, artisan
• Raghubir Yadav (film actor)
• Rajendra Yadav (Hindi novelist and editor of "HANS")
• Rajpal Yadav (film actor)
• Mahendra Yadav (TV Journalist)
• Rituraj Yadav (Sports Journalist)
• Poonam Yadav, Singer
• Dr. Suman Yadav, Singer, Rajasthan

It has been suggested that this article might be improved by explaining why the subject is significant or notable. ... Prabhu Dayal Yadav is a noted artisan of Rajasthan. ... Raghubir Yadav is a Bollywood and Indian television actor. ... Rajendra Yadav is one of the most important Hindi fiction writers. ... In 2005 he played the leading role and wrote the screenplay for the film Main, Mere Patni Aur Woh which got him positive reviews. ... Poonam Yadav is a contestant on the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 in Ismail Darbars Yalgaar Gharana. ...

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