Krishnaut or Krishnaut Ahir or Krishnaut Yaduvanshi is a clan of the

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

Ahir Ahir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...

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Yadav Yadav refers to a grouping of traditionally non-elite, Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern state ...

) caste found in

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

, and parts of the Indian state of

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. The term Krishnaut denotes their claimed descent from Lord

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

. Majority of Yadavs were peasants with minor landholdings in the Northern and Central parts of India, a small segment of the community had taken over land in the newly reclaimed portion of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) to become big landowners.

Origin and History

The Krishnaut subcaste of Ahirs claim their descent from Krishna.

List of Kingdom and Estate

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there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to

(Yadav) caste. The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and Majhraut clans of Ahir. *Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence *Ahir chief of Ruidas-Patna. *Ahir Rajas of Gawror Fort, Patna. *Gosaipur Darbar *Rahimapur Estate Of

Hajipur Hajipur (, ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population ...

. *Khorasen Jagir Of Saharsa.

Culture

Krishnaut people worship

Bir Kuar Bir Kuar or Birkuar (IAST: Bir-kuār), also known as Birnath, is a Hindu god worshipped by Yadavs of western Bihar in India. He is considered to be a form of god Krishna and was born in Krishnaut clan of Ahir. He is worshipped in form of wooden ...

, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing

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in Bihar. Krishnaut Yadavas never sell milk, ghee, or butter. To a large extent, they became cultivators.

Distribution and Titles

Distribution

Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, Saran and Vaishali district of

Title

The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, Thakur, Sinha , Singh, etc.

Notable Persons

, a god of Krishnaut Ahir. *Karu Khirhar, a folk god. *Bakhtaur Baba, a folk god. * Ranjit Singh Ahir, a rebel of

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. *Badri Ahir, a freedom fighter. *

Jiyalal Mandal Jiyalal Mandal (3 March 1915 – 9 February 1973) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Khagaria , Bihar as member of the Indian National Congress The In ...

, a freedom fighter and poltician. *

Daroga Prasad Rai Daroga Prasad Rai (2 September 1922 - 15 April 1981) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He was the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970 for ten months, but Congress was reduced to a minority in December 1970 and Karpoori Thakur became ...

, Ex-Cm of Bihar. * Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, a Poltician. * Uday Narayan Rai, a Poltician. * Hukumdev Narayan Yadav, a Poltician. *

Nand Kishore Yadav Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ...

, a leader of BJP. *

Nityanand Rai Nityanand Rai (born Nityanand Rai Yadav on 1 January 1966) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India. He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from Ujiarpur as a candidate ...

, a leader of BJP.

References

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