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According to a tradition, found in the Harivamsa (95.5242-8), Satvata was a descendant of the Yadava king Madhu and Satvata's son Bhima was contemporary with Rama. Bhima recovered the city of Mathura from the Ikshvakus after the death of Rama and his brothers. Andhaka, son of Bhima Satvata was contemporary with Kusha, son of Rama. He succeeded ...
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.
According to Harihar Nivas Dvivedi, all Ahirs and their sub-castes are Shudras, but Dauwa Ahir is considered as comparatively lower as a caste than pure Ahirs. [20] In Bundelkhand, Dauwa Ahirs were allied with Bundela Rajputs and Dauwa women served as wetnurses for Bundela princes as part of a symbolic ritual.
Yaduvanshi, Yaduvamsha, or Yadava (not to be confused with Yadav) is an ancient Hindu mythological dynasty and also refers to people reputed to have descended from the legendary king Yadu. Yaduvanshi may also refer to:
Ahir or Aheer (derived from the Sanskrit word: abhira) [1] is a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most of whom now use the Yadav surname, as they consider the two terms synonymous. [2]
[8] A historical dynasty called the Traikutaka claimed descent from Haihaya. [9] [page needed] According to Historian T Padmaja, the Abhiras migrated to Tamil Nadu and established their kingdoms and some of the inscriptions there mentions their descendant from the Yadu lineage. [10]
King Pururavas was a ruler of Treta Yuga. According to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Pururavas was the son of Ila and Budha.Some important members were Yayati, Yadu, Puru, Turvasu, Druhyu, and Anu.
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 ...