Gwalvanshi Ahir

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Gwalvanshi Ahir is a dominant subdivision[1] of Ahirs.[2][3]

Chaudhari Bechai Yadav, Zamindar of Barbojhi, Muhammadabad, Mau (Old Azamgarh)

Origin

The Gwalvanshi Ahirs claim their descent from the Gopis of Braj.[4][5]

History

Mirzapur

According to Ain-i-Akbari, they were zamindars of the Ahirwara pargana (present Ahraura) in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.[6]

Varanasi

They also made Warren Hastings fled from Varanasi.[7] When Goswami Tulsidas was taken hostage by Muslim soldiers of Akbar in Varanasi, they were the ones who made him free by attacking on the Muslim force.[8] As zamindars in the Varanasi district, they held properties like the Kashikarvat.[9][10] They were respectively called Sardars in Kashi.[11]

Basti

Due to extensive land-holdings they were called Bhumidar in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.[12]

Jaunpur

In Jaunpur, they were enlisted as 'big zamindars with hundreds of acres of land'.[13][better source needed]

Sitapur

In Awadh's Khairabad province, the propreitors of parganas of Pali and Bawan in Ain-i-Akbari were Gwalbansi Ahirs.[14]

Military History

From the United Provinces, they were also ones who were recruited in the First World War.[15]

Present circumstances

They were farmers and land-holders in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. At the turn of the century, they took up other occupations, including business in a big way.[16][17]

Notable people

Culture

They sing Loriki and Birahas.[31] They have started the Ramleela at Chaukaghat (Nati Imli) in Varanasi.[32] They also actively participate in the Bharat Milaap done in the Ramleela.[32] They are great devotee of Radha-Krishna.[33] Most of the Ahir Birs in Eastern Uttar Pradesh were Gwalvanshi Ahirs only.[21][34]

Kuldevi

Their clan deity (Kuldevi) is Mata Vindhyavasini Jogmaya.[33]

References

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  3. ^ Singh, Bhrigupati (6 April 2015). Poverty and the Quest for Life: Spiritual and Material Striving in Rural India. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-19454-7.
  4. ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
  5. ^ Michelutti, Lucia (29 November 2020). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
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  7. ^ "Historical episodes that PM spoke about in Kashi - Civilsdaily". 16 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ Tripathi, Anand Prakash (1981). Amr̥talāla Nāgara ke upanyāsa (in Hindi). Ānanda Prakāśana.
  9. ^ Mere sākshātkāra: Rāma Vilāsa Śarmā (in Hindi). Kitāba Ghara. 1994.
  10. ^ Vyāsa, Kedāranātha (1986). Kāśīkhaṇḍokta Pañcakrośātmaka Jyotirliṅga Kāśīmāhātmya evaṃ Kāśī kā prācīna itihāsa (in Hindi). Kedāranātha Vyāsa.
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  17. ^ Lucia Michelutti, Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town (2002) London School of Economics and Political Science University of London, p.90-98
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  31. ^ Beissinger, Margaret; Tylus, Jane; Wofford, Susanne Lindgren (31 March 1999). Epic Traditions in the Contemporary World: The Poetics of Community. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21038-7.
  32. ^ a b Arya, Banarasi Lal (1975). Mahārāja Balavanta Siṃha aura Kāśī kā atīta (in Hindi). Āryā.
  33. ^ a b Saraswati, Baidyanath (2000). Bhoga-moksha samabhava: Kaśī kā sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika svarūpa (in Hindi). Ḍī Ke. Prinṭavarlḍa. ISBN 978-81-246-0151-8.
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