With 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.[7]
Origin and history
The Krishnaut subcaste of
Yadav's a name which to them denotes their descent from Lord
Krishna.[8][9] The Kishnaut Ahir clan of Saran is said to have been migrated from
North-Western Provinces.[10]
List of Kingdom and Estate
In
Bihar,
Nepal and
Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to
Ahir (Yadav) caste.[11] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and
Majhraut clans of Ahir.[12][13]
Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence [14]
Krishnaut people worship
Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing
Lorikayan in Bihar.[16][17][18] Krishnaut Yadavs never sell milk, ghee, or butter and to a large extent, they became cultivators.[citation needed]
Distribution and titles
Distribution
Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of
Patna,
Saran and
Vaishali district of
Bihar.[19]
Title
The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, pratap, Singh, Thakur, etc.[20][21][22]
Hukumdev Narayan Yadav, a Former Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and food processing and recipient of Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award
Nand Kishore Yadav, Currently MLA of Patna Sahib Assembly consecutive seven time former Leader of opposition Bihar Assembly.
Nityanand Rai, a leader of BJP, Currently Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[29]
Dinesh Chandra Yadav, currently Member of Parliament from Madhepura and former minister of Bihar Government.
^Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998).
India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press.
ISBN978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.
With 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.[7]
Origin and history
The Krishnaut subcaste of
Yadav's a name which to them denotes their descent from Lord
Krishna.[8][9] The Kishnaut Ahir clan of Saran is said to have been migrated from
North-Western Provinces.[10]
List of Kingdom and Estate
In
Bihar,
Nepal and
Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to
Ahir (Yadav) caste.[11] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and
Majhraut clans of Ahir.[12][13]
Kishnaut Ahir Jagirdars Or Zamindars of Parasadi Estate and Parsauna (Saran) Ruled 16th century To Independence [14]
Krishnaut people worship
Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing
Lorikayan in Bihar.[16][17][18] Krishnaut Yadavs never sell milk, ghee, or butter and to a large extent, they became cultivators.[citation needed]
Distribution and titles
Distribution
Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of
Patna,
Saran and
Vaishali district of
Bihar.[19]
Title
The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, pratap, Singh, Thakur, etc.[20][21][22]
Hukumdev Narayan Yadav, a Former Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and food processing and recipient of Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award
Nand Kishore Yadav, Currently MLA of Patna Sahib Assembly consecutive seven time former Leader of opposition Bihar Assembly.
Nityanand Rai, a leader of BJP, Currently Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[29]
Dinesh Chandra Yadav, currently Member of Parliament from Madhepura and former minister of Bihar Government.
^Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998).
India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press.
ISBN978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.