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The Hindu Ghosi also spelled Ghosee trace their origin to King Dhumghosh, the professed ancestor of legendary King Yadu.
The largest subdivisions of Yaduvansh in Braj-Ahirwal area are the Ghosi, Kamariya, Phataks and Nandvanshis. However today they all recognise themselves to be Yaduvanshi or Krishnavanshi Yadavs.
In the
Origin
They also claim their importance saying that the sacred texts have mentioned them under the name of Ghosas. The term ''Ghosa'' refers to a settlement of theAbhira
The Abhira tribe is mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. A historical people of the same name are mentioned in the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea''. They are thought to be people who moved in from eastern Iran in the aftermath of ...
people or a temporary encampment of cowherds, which was the occupation of those people.
Colonial description
The largest subdivisions of Yaduvansh in Braj-Ahirwal area are the Ghosi, Kamariya, Phataks and Nandvanshis. However today they all recognise themselves to be Yaduvanshi or Krishnavanshi Yadavs.
In the Braj
Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhoomi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura- Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Harya ...
-Ahirwal
Ahirwal is a region spanning parts of southern Haryana , north-eastern Rajasthan, and South-Western Delhi The region was once a small principality based from the town of Rewari and controlled by members of the Yaduvanshi Ahir community fro ...
region, the Ghosi and other subdivisions of Yaduvansh were gradually absorbed into the Nandvanshi category of landlords and into the Yaduvanshi
Yadu () is the founder of the Yadu dynasty in Hinduism. He is described to be the eldest son of King Yayati, and his queen, Devayani.
Legend
According to a narrative found in the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Purana, Yadu refused to exchange h ...
subdivision as a consequence of British so-called "official" ethnographies and racial theories. The landlords liked the Yaduvanshi title because they considered it to be prestigious.
Distribution
In the Braj-Ahirwal area, the Ghosi are among the largest subdivisions, along with the Kamariyas, Gwalvanshis and Nandvanshis.See also
*Ahir clans
The Ahir (Sanskrit: Abhira) is a Hindu caste amongst large set of pastoral communities using ''Yadav'' word since late 19th century to early 20th century as part of Sanskritisation process. Quote: "The movement, which had a wide interregional sp ...
References
Further reading
*{{cite book , title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste, and Religion in India , first=Lucia , last=Michelutti , publisher=Routledge , year=2008 , isbn=978-0-41546-732-2 Ahir Social groups of Bihar Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Social groups of Madhya Pradesh