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| |caste_name=Bihari Yadav|languages={{unbulleted list|[[Hindi]], [[Bhojpuri]], [[Bajjika]], [[Magahi]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]] & [[Angika]]}}|religions=[[Hindu]]|state=[[Bihar]]|region=[[East India]]}} | |caste_name=Bihari Yadav|languages={{unbulleted list|[[Hindi]], [[Bhojpuri]], [[Bajjika]], [[Magahi]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]] & [[Angika]]}}|religions=[[Hindu]]|state=[[Bihar]]|region=[[East India]]}} |
| '''Yadavs in Bihar''' refers to the people of [[Yadav]] community of the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Yadav |first1=Kripal Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn3aAAAAMAAJ&q=ahir+yadav+bihar |title=India's Unequal Citizens: A Study of Other Backward Classes |last2=Singh |first2=Rajbir |date=1994 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-81-7304-069-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&dq=majraut+goria&pg=PA34 |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |language=en}}</ref> They are also known as [[Ahir]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malik |first=S. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vCaEAAAQBAJ&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PT197 |title=Indian Movements: Some Aspects of Dissent Protest and Reform |date=2022-11-08 |publisher=DK Printworld (P) Ltd |isbn=978-81-246-1123-4 |language=en}}</ref> [[Gopa (caste)|Gope]] and Govara.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Shiva Kumar |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id...=2ahUKEwiao5-CivaFAxVVTmwGHeR7DLIQ6AF6BAgKEAM |title=Educational Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to 1206 A.D. with Special Reference to Mithilā |date=1998 |publisher=Ramanand Vidya Bhawan |isbn=978-81-85205-71-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Shish Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3PaAAAAMAAJ&q=Ahir+gope |title=Protective Discrimination: Other Backward Classes in India |date=2002 |publisher=Raj Publications |isbn=978-81-86208-23-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Santosh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVu8CgAAQBAJ&dq=gope+rai+yadav&pg=PT112 |title=Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar |date=2015-10-09 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-93-85436-42-0 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Yadav]]s form nearly 14.26 % of the state's population and are included in the [[Other Backward Class]] category in the [[Bihar]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Elections 2015: In Yadav strongholds, Lalu's charm still endures|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/s...es-2141744|access-date=2022-02-24|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Ahirs are among the land owning caste in the plains of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=D'Souza |first=Freddie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9wzn2w2hQt4C&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PA147 |title=Maid in Hell: Real Life Accounts of the Atrocities Faced by House Maids |date=2005 |publisher=Justice and Peace Commission |isbn=978-81-7495-163-2 |language=en}}</ref> | '''Yadavs in Bihar''' refers to the people of [[Yadav]] community of the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Yadav |first1=Kripal Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn3aAAAAMAAJ&q=ahir+yadav+bihar |title=India's Unequal Citizens: A Study of Other Backward Classes |last2=Singh |first2=Rajbir |date=1994 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-81-7304-069-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&dq=majraut+goria&pg=PA34 |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |language=en}}</ref> They are also known as [[Ahir]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malik |first=S. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vCaEAAAQBAJ&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PT197 |title=Indian Movements: Some Aspects of Dissent Protest and Reform |date=2022-11-08 |publisher=DK Printworld (P) Ltd |isbn=978-81-246-1123-4 |language=en}}</ref> [[Gopa (caste)|Gope]], etc.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Shish Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3PaAAAAMAAJ&q=Ahir+gope |title=Protective Discrimination: Other Backward Classes in India |date=2002 |publisher=Raj Publications |isbn=978-81-86208-23-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Santosh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVu8CgAAQBAJ&dq=gope+rai+yadav&pg=PT112 |title=Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar |date=2015-10-09 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-93-85436-42-0 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Yadav]]s form nearly 14.26 % of the state's population and are included in the [[Other Backward Class]] category in the [[Bihar]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Elections 2015: In Yadav strongholds, Lalu's charm still endures|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/s...es-2141744|access-date=2022-02-24|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Ahirs are among the land owning caste in the plains of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=D'Souza |first=Freddie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9wzn2w2hQt4C&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PA147 |title=Maid in Hell: Real Life Accounts of the Atrocities Faced by House Maids |date=2005 |publisher=Justice and Peace Commission |isbn=978-81-7495-163-2 |language=en}}</ref> |
| ==Origin and history== | ==Origin and history== |
| ===Origin=== | ===Origin=== |
| The Yadavs or Ahirs are descended of lord [[Krishna]] of ancient Yadu tribe.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pinch|first=William R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-ceGYsnYC&pg=PA91|title=Peasants and Monks in British India|date=1996-06-18|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91630-2|language=en}}</ref> Ahirs found in Bihar are said to have migrated from the plain of [[Kutch district|Kachchh]], [[Kathiawar|Kathiavad]], west [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nijjar |first=Bakhshish Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQM9voN21ekC&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PA193 |title=Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D. |date=2008 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0908-7 |pages=193 |language=en}}</ref> | The Yadavs or Ahirs claim to be descended from lord [[Krishna]] of ancient Yadu tribe.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pinch|first=William R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-ceGYsnYC&pg=PA91|title=Peasants and Monks in British India|date=1996-06-18|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91630-2|language=en}}</ref> Ahirs found in Bihar are said to have migrated from the plain of [[Kutch district|Kachchh]], [[Kathiawar|Kathiavad]], west [[Rajasthan]] and [[Braj]] region.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nijjar |first=Bakhshish Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQM9voN21ekC&dq=ahirs+in+bihar&pg=PA193 |title=Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D. |date=2008 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0908-7 |pages=193 |language=en}}</ref> |
| ===History=== | ===History=== |
| According to [[Vishnu Purana]], [[Abhira tribe|Abhiras]] (modern day [[Ahir|Ahirs]]) conquered [[Magadha]] and regained there for several hundred years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ambedkar |first=Bhimrao Ramji |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rJX2d-c4oaYC&q=reigned |title=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Writings and Speeches: Riddles in Hinduism |date=1979 |publisher=Education Department, Government of Maharashtra |language=en}}</ref> | According to [[Vishnu Purana]], [[Abhira tribe|Abhiras]] (modern day [[Ahir|Ahirs]]) conquered [[Magadha]] and regained there for several hundred years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ambedkar |first=Bhimrao Ramji |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=rJX2d-c4oaYC&dq=Magadha+Abhira&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=reigned |title=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Writings and Speeches: Riddles in Hinduism |date=1979 |publisher=Education Department, Government of Maharashtra |language=en}}</ref> |
| ====List of dynasties, chieftaincy and zamindari==== | ====List of dynasties, chieftaincy and zamindari==== |
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| *Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=R. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&dq=ahir+chief+ruidas&pg=PA129 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |date=1996 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7141-298-3 |language=en}}</ref> | *Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=R. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&dq=ahir+chief+ruidas&pg=PA129 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |date=1996 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7141-298-3 |language=en}}</ref> |
| *Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nAO2AAAAIAAJ&q=ahir++rajas |title=Historical Researches Series |date=1963 |language=en}}</ref> | *Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nAO2AAAAIAAJ&q=ahir++rajas |title=Historical Researches Series |date=1963 |language=en}}</ref> |
| *Ahir Chieftain of [[Murho Estate]] (Madhepura).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Śāstrī |first=Mahendra Nārāyaṇa Paṅkaja |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdpGAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F |title=Apamāna |date=1994 |publisher=Tūlikā Prakāśana |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A village that symbolises Bihar |url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2005/feb/11spec2.htm |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> | *Ahir Chieftain of [[Murho Estate]] (Madhepura).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Śāstrī |first=Mahendra Nārāyaṇa Paṅkaja |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=zdpGAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F&dq=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwior5qKxMiFAxWJ2TgGHUT1BKMQ6AF6BAgJEAM |title=Apamāna |date=1994 |publisher=Tūlikā Prakāśana |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A village that symbolises Bihar |url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2005/feb/11spec2.htm |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> |
| *Kishnaut Ahir zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4sAQAAIAAJ&q=kishnaut+ahir+zamindar |title=The National Geographical Journal of India |date=1975 |publisher=National Geographical Society of India. |language=en}}</ref> | *Kishnaut Ahir zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4sAQAAIAAJ&q=kishnaut+ahir+zamindar |title=The National Geographical Journal of India |date=1975 |publisher=National Geographical Society of India. |language=en}}</ref> |
| *Babu Girwar Narayan Mandal, Zamindar of Ranipatti (Madhepura).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Shashi Shekhar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVTMNbEDp8EC&q=ranipatti+ |title=Political Elite in Bihar |date=1972 |publisher=Vora |isbn=9780842603652 |language=en}}</ref> | *Babu Girwar Narayan Mandal, Zamindar of Ranipatti (Madhepura).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Shashi Shekhar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVTMNbEDp8EC&q=ranipatti+ |title=Political Elite in Bihar |date=1972 |publisher=Vora |isbn=9780842603652 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ==Subdivision== | ==Subdivision== |
| There are four main sub-castes of Ahirs in Bihar, [[Krishnaut|Kishnaut]], [[Majhraut Ahir|Majhraut]], '''Kannaujia''' or '''Kanyakubja'''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fx8NAQAAMAAJ&q=kanyakubja+ahir |title=Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics |date=2006 |publisher=Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, U.P. |language=en}}</ref> and '''Goria'''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&dq=majraut&pg=PA34 |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pandey |first=Ramdin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgIcAQAAMAAJ&q=गोरिया+ |title=Palāmū kā itihāsa |date=1979 |publisher=Pāṇḍeya |language=hi}}</ref> Among them the first three never sell either milk, ghee or butter, and have, to a large extent, became cultivators.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=Sir William Wilson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qW5DAAAAYAAJ&q=krishnaut+never+sell+milk |title=A Statistical Account of Bengal: Districts of Bhágalpur and the Santál Parganás |date=1976 |publisher=D. K. Publishing House |language=en}}</ref> | There are four main sub-castes of Ahirs in Bihar, [[Krishnaut|Kishnaut]], [[Majhraut (Ahir)|Majhraut]], '''Kannaujia''' or '''Kanyakubja'''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fx8NAQAAMAAJ&q=kanyakubja+ahir |title=Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics |date=2006 |publisher=Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, U.P. |language=en}}</ref> and '''Goria'''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&dq=majraut&pg=PA34 |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pandey |first=Ramdin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgIcAQAAMAAJ&q=गोरिया+ |title=Palāmū kā itihāsa |date=1979 |publisher=Pāṇḍeya |language=hi}}</ref> Among them the first three never sell either milk, ghee or butter, and have, to a large extent, became cultivator.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=Sir William Wilson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qW5DAAAAYAAJ&q=krishnaut+never+sell+milk |title=A Statistical Account of Bengal: Districts of Bhágalpur and the Santál Parganás |date=1976 |publisher=D. K. Publishing House |language=en}}</ref> |
| ===Title=== | ===Title=== |
| The titles generally used by the Yadav or [[Ahir|Ahirs]] community in Bihar are Rai/[[Roy]], [[Chaudhary]], [[Gopa (caste)|Gope]], Mandal, [[Singh]], Raut, Bhagat etc.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} | The titles generally used by the Yadav or [[Ahir|Ahirs]] community in Bihar are Rai/[[Roy]], [[Chaudhary]], [[Gopa (caste)|Gope]], Mandal, [[Singh]], Raut, Bhagat etc. |
| ==Culture== | ==Culture== |
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| ===Ballad song=== | ===Ballad song=== |
| [[Lorikayan]] is sung by Yadav community of [[Bihar]], it is a folk song of veer rasa where events from the life of Lorik, a [[Ahir]] hero are described. This epic is more popular in [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Magahi language|Magahi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rannjan (IAS) |first=Dr Manish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQqMEAAAQBAJ&dq=lorik+ahir+maithili&pg=PA98 |title=Bihar General Knowledge 2023 |date=2022-09-26 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-93-5488-490-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Experts |first=Arihant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BrzDwAAQBAJ&dq=maithil+ahir&pg=PA331 |title=Know Your State Bihar |date=2019-11-19 |publisher=Arihant Publications India limited |isbn=978-93-131-9975-5 |language=en}}</ref> | [[Lorikayan]] is sung by Yadav/[[Ahir]] community of [[Bihar]], it is a folk song of veer rasa where events from the life of Lorik, a [[Ahir]] hero are described. This epic is more popular in [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Magahi language|Magahi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rannjan (IAS) |first=Dr Manish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQqMEAAAQBAJ&dq=lorik+ahir+maithili&pg=PA98 |title=Bihar General Knowledge 2023 |date=2022-09-26 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-93-5488-490-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Experts |first=Arihant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BrzDwAAQBAJ&dq=maithil+ahir&pg=PA331 |title=Know Your State Bihar |date=2019-11-19 |publisher=Arihant Publications India limited |isbn=978-93-131-9975-5 |language=en}}</ref> |
| ==Politics== | ==Politics== |
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