Yadavs of Nepal

===Origin===

===Origin===

According to Vedic literatures, the Yadavs are the descendants of Yadu, the eldest son of King Yayati. The Yadavs of [[Nepal]] have intimate connections with the Yadavs of [[Bihar]], and many Yadavs from Bihar have migrated to Nepal.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWEiAQAAMAAJ|title=Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India|last=Rao|first=M. S. A.|date=1987|publisher=Manohar|isbn=978-0-8364-2133-0|language=en|quote=The Yadavas of Nepal have intimate connections with the Yadavas of Bihar, and many Yadavas from Bihar have migrated to Nepal.}}</ref> In Nepal, the terms Yadav, Ahir, and Gopa are often used synonymously for the same caste.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Yadav |first=Sohan Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeUbAAAAIAAJ&q=gope+rai+yadav |title=Rural and Agrarian Social Structure of Nepal |date=1992 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |isbn=978-81-7169-174-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gurung |first=Harka B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9tSBAAAAMAAJ&q=gwala+nepal |title=Faces of Nepal |date=1996 |publisher=Himal Books |isbn=978-99933-43-50-9 |language=en}}</ref> They trace their origin to Lord [[Krishna]] of the [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]] tribe mentioned in Hindu scriptures.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=M. S. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWEiAQAAMAAJ&q=Yadu |title=Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India |date=1987 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-0-8364-2133-0 |language=en}}</ref> The ancient history of Krishnaram Marauti, Saptari and evidences from the story king [[Sahlesh]], a king of Mithila region, proves the presence of [[Yadav|Yadavs]] in the [[Madheshi people|Madhesh]] much before the formation of present day modern Nepal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ujyaaloonline.com/story/8541/2018/10/17/krishnaram-marauti-area-neglected | title=सप्तरीको कृष्णाराम मरौटी उपेक्षाकाे चपेटामा }}</ref>

According to Vedic literatures, the Yadavs are the descendants of Yadu, the eldest son of King Yayati. The Yadavs of [[Nepal]] have intimate connections with the Yadavs of [[Bihar]], and many Yadavs from Bihar have migrated to Nepal.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWEiAQAAMAAJ|title=Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India|last=Rao|first=M. S. A.|date=1987|publisher=Manohar|isbn=978-0-8364-2133-0|language=en|quote=The Yadavas of Nepal have intimate connections with the Yadavas of Bihar, and many Yadavas from Bihar have migrated to Nepal.}}</ref> In Nepal, the terms Yadav, Ahir, and Gopa are often used synonymously for the same caste.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Yadav |first=Sohan Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeUbAAAAIAAJ&q=gope+rai+yadav |title=Rural and Agrarian Social Structure of Nepal |date=1992 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |isbn=978-81-7169-174-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gurung |first=Harka B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9tSBAAAAMAAJ&q=gwala+nepal |title=Faces of Nepal |date=1996 |publisher=Himal Books |isbn=978-99933-43-50-9 |language=en}}</ref> They trace their origin to Lord [[Krishna]] of the [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]] tribe mentioned in Hindu scriptures.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=M. S. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWEiAQAAMAAJ&q=Yadu |title=Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India |date=1987 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-0-8364-2133-0 |language=en}}</ref> The ancient history of Krishnaram Marauti, Saptari and evidences from the story king [[Sahlesh]], a king of Mithila region, proves the presence of [[Yadav|Yadavs]] in the [[Madheshi people|Madhesh]] much before the formation of present day modern Nepal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ujyaaloonline.com/story/8541/2018/10/17/krishnaram-marauti-area-neglected | title=सप्तरीको कृष्णाराम मरौटी उपेक्षाकाे चपेटामा }}</ref>

According to David Mandelbaum, the association of the Yadav (and their constituent castes, Ahir and Gwala) with cattle has impacted their commonly viewed ritual status (varna) as [[Shudra]], although the community's members often claim the higher status of Kshatriya. The [[Shudra]] status is explained by the nomadic nature of herdsmen, which constrained the ability of other groups in the varna system to validate the adherence to practices of ritual purity; by their involvement in castration of the animals, which was considered to be a ritually polluting act; and because the sale of milk, as opposed to personal use thereof, was thought to represent economic gain from a sacrosanct product.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mandelbaum |first=David Goodman |title=Society in India |volume=2 |publisher=University of California Press |year=1970 |isbn=978-0-520-01623-1 |pages=442–443}}</ref>

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