Krishnaut

Krishnaut[1][2] or Krishnaut Ahir[3][4] or Krishnaut Yaduvanshi[5] is a clan of the Hindu Yadav (Ahir) caste found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi and other parts of the Indian state .[6][7][8] The term Krishnaut denotes their claimed descent from Lord Krishna.[9]

Majority of Yadavs were peasants with landholdings in the Northern and Central parts of India, a small segment of the community had taken over land in the newly reclaimed portion of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) to become big landowners.[10]

Origin and History

The Krishnaut subcaste of Yadav's claim their descent from Lord Krishna.[11]

List of Kingdom and Estate

In Bihar Nepal and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to Ahir (Yadav) caste.[12] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and Majhraut clans of Ahir.[13][14]

  • Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence [15]
  • Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna.[16]
  • Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna.[17]
  • Gosaipur Darbar
  • Rahimapur Estate Of Hajipur.
  • Khorasen Jagir Of Saharsa.

Culture

Krishnaut people worship Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing Lorikayan in Bihar.[18][5][19] Krishnaut Yadavas never sell milk, ghee, or butter. To a large extent, they became cultivators.[20]

Distribution and Titles

Distribution

Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of Patna, Saran and Vaishali district of Bihar.[21]

Title

The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, Thakur, Sinha , Singh, etc.[22][23][24]

Notable Persons

See also

References
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  2. Gupta, Dipankar (1992). Social Stratification. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-563088-6.
  3. The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 21. National Geographical Society of India., 1975. 1975. pp. 189–191.
  4. Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
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  8. Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes: Hindu tribes and castes as represented in Benares. Thacker, Spink & Company.
  9. Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
  10. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.
  11. Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
  12. Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.
  13. Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
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  21. Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  22. Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  23. Singh, Kumar Suresh (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-303-0.
  24. Singh, Santosh (2015-10-09). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-85436-42-0.
  25. Starza, O. M. (1993). The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09673-8.
  26. Monuments of Bihar. Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar. 2011.
  27. Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.
  28. "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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