Majhraut Ahir
JātiAhir (Yadav)
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesAngika, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magadhi, Khortha
CountryIndia, Nepal
Original stateBihar
Populated statesBihar & Jharkhand
EthnicityBihari
Related groupsKrishnaut, 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 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]

Origin and history

The Yadavs who migrated from Mathura (Braj) to Bihar and its surrounding areas came to be known as Mathraut or Majrauth.[10]

List of Rulers and chieftains

In Bihar and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to the Ahir (Yadav) caste.[11] During British Raj, 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]

Distribution

Majhrauts are found all over Bihar but numerically they exceed other sub-caste in Saharsa and it's adjoining district of Bihar.[23] 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.[24]

Notable persons

See also

References

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  2. ↑ The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.
  3. ↑ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1957). Bihar District Gazetteers: Bhagalpur. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1962). Bihar District Gazetteers: Hazaribagh. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  6. ↑ Siddiqui, M. K. A. (1993). Inter-caste and Inter-community Relationship: Developing Patterns. Commonwealth Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7169-260-6.
  7. ↑ Śreshṭha, Īśvara Govinda (1990). Rājavaṃśī (in Nepali). Jamunā Śreshṭha Jośī.
  8. ↑ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1992). Bihāra rājaniti kā aparādhikaraṇa (in Hindi). Sr̥shṭī Prakāśana.
  9. ↑ Pratap, Ajay (2009). Indigenous Archaeology in India: Prospects for an Archaeology of the Subaltern. Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-4073-0409-0.
  10. ↑ Sinhā, Mīnākshī (1993). Mithilā ke Yādava (in Hindi). Mahārājā Lakshmīśvara Siṃha Risarca Sosāiṭī.
  11. ↑ Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.
  12. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  13. ↑ Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.
  14. ↑ Caudharī, Abhayakānta (1977). Aṅgikā sāhitya kā itihāsa (in Hindi). Śekhara Prakāśana.
  15. ↑ Sharma, R. S. (1992). A Comprehensive History of India: A.D. 985-1206. People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1.
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  17. ↑ "A village that symbolises Bihar". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  18. ↑ Jha, Shashi Shekhar (1972). Political Elite in Bihar. Vora. ISBN 9780842603652.
  19. ↑ Singh, Santosh (9 October 2015). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-85436-42-0.
  20. ↑ Commission, Great Britain Indian Statutory (1930). Report of the Indian Statutory Commission ... H.M. Stationery Office.
  21. ↑ Narayan, Jayaprakash (2000). Jayaprakash Narayan: 1946-1948. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-518-9.
  22. ↑ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1962). Bihar District Gazetteers: Hazaribagh. Superintendant, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  23. ↑ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  24. ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. 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
  25. ↑ "समाज-सुधारक रास बिहारी लाल मंडल के सारे विचार आज भी प्रासंगिक हैं- डॉ.मधेपुरी | Madhepura Abtak Online News Portal of Madhepura District Bihar". www.madhepuraabtak.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  26. ↑ Srikrishan 'Sarala' (1 January 1999). Indian Revolutionaries 1757-1961 (Vol-4): A Comprehensive Study, 1757-1961. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-87100-19-5.
  27. ↑ Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1962). Parliament of India, Third Lok Sabha: Who's who 1962. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
  28. ↑ "शिवनंदन प्रसाद मंडल : साधना एवं संघर्ष विषयक व्याख्यान आयोजित - Madhepura live News-मधेपुरा लाइव न्यूज़". www.madhepuralivenews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  29. ↑ Maheshwari, Shriram (1991). The Mandal Commission and Mandalisation: A Critique. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-338-2.
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