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The Yadava (lit. ' descended from Yadu ' [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu , a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage. The community was formed of various clans , being the Satvatas , Andhakas , Bhojas , Kukuras , Vrishni , Surasenas , and Abhira who all worshipped Krishna .
Kuru II, a king of Puru dynasty after whom the dynasty was named 'Kuruvansha' or 'Kaurava'. After his name, the district in Haryana was called as Kurukshetra . This battlefield before the birth of Bhishma , Shantanu and Pratipa was the Yagnabhumi (sacred place or sacrificial place or capital city of Kuru Kingdom) of this King in Dvapara Yuga .
The earliest historical ruler of the Seuna/Yadava dynasty can be dated to the mid-9th century, but the origin of the dynasty is uncertain. [5] Little is known about their early history: their 13th century court poet Hemadri records the names of the family's early rulers, but his information about the pre-12th century rulers is often incomplete ...
The term Yadav (or Yadava) has been interpreted to mean "a descendant of Yadu," who is a mythological king. [18]Using "very broad generalisations", Jayant Gadkari says that it is "almost certain" from analysis of the Puranas that Andhaka, Vrishni, Satvata and Abhira were collectively known as Yadavas and worshipped Krishna.
Yadu (Sanskrit: यदु, romanized: Yadu) is the founder of the Yadu dynasty in Hinduism. [1] He is described to be the eldest son of King Yayati, and his queen, Devayani. [2] He married five daughters of Nāga king. [3] [4]
Shurasena or Shursen/Shursaini (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, IAST: Śūrasena) is a Yadava ruler of Mathura featured in Hindu mythology. He was married to a nāga (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for Vasuki 's boon to Bhima. [ 2 ]
The Varman Dynasty (also known as Yadava-Varman) [1] was a Hindu Yadava [2] dynasty of Indian subcontinent which ruled Bengal, [3] and later East Bihar (Anga). [4] The Varmans established their supremacy after replacing the Chandra Dynasty. [5] Their capital was at Bikrampur in present-day Munshiganj District of Bangladesh. [6] [7]
The following is a list of the dynasty's rulers (IAST names in brackets) and estimates of their reigns, assuming a period of 25 years. Harichandra (Haricandra) alias Rohilladhi (r. c. 550 CE), founder of dynasty; Rajilla (r. c. 575 CE) Narabhatta (Narabhaṭa) alias Pellapelli (r. c. 600 CE) Nagabhata (Nāgabhaṭa) alias Nahada (r. c. 625 CE)