Global InformationMajhraut Ahir information
| Majhraut Ahir | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Ahir (Yadav) |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Angika, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magadhi, Khortha & Nagpuri language |
| Country | India, Nepal |
| Original state | Bihar |
| Populated states | Bihar & Jharkhand |
| Related groups | Krishnaut, Dhadhor |
The Majhraut[1] or Majraut[2] is a clan of Ahir (Yadav) that inhabits the Indian state of Bihar and Jharkhand.[3][4][5][6] They are also found in different parts of Nepal.[7] They are believed[by whom?] to be descended from the Yadav king Madhu who ruled Mathura.[8]
Like Krishnaut even Majhraut Ahirs never sold either milk, ghee or butter and have, to a large extent, were cultivators. Some of them were landlords of large estates.[9]
- ^ Mishra, Shiva Kumar (1998). Educational Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to 1206 A.D. with Special Reference to Mithilā. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. ISBN 978-81-85205-71-7.
- ^ The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.
- ^ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1957). Bihar District Gazetteers: Bhagalpur. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
- ^ Singh, Rana P. B. (1977). Clan Settlements in the Saran Plain (Middle Ganga Valley): A Study in Cultural Geography. National Geographical Society of India, Banaras Hindu University.
- ^ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1962). Bihar District Gazetteers: Hazaribagh. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
- ^ Siddiqui, M. K. A. (1993). Inter-caste and Inter-community Relationship: Developing Patterns. Commonwealth Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7169-260-6.
- ^ Śreshṭha, Īśvara Govinda (1990). Rājavaṃśī (in Nepali). Jamunā Śreshṭha Jośī.
- ^ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1992). Bihāra rājaniti kā aparādhikaraṇa (in Hindi). Sr̥shṭī Prakāśana.
- ^ Pratap, Ajay (2009). Indigenous Archaeology in India: Prospects for an Archaeology of the Subaltern. Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-4073-0409-0.