Yadav

Yadav
Regions with significant populations
Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal, Mauritius, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
Languages
Hindi, Ahirwati, Urdu, Haryanvi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Marwari, Kannada, Odia, Bengali
Religion
Vaishnavism (Hinduism )

Yadav is a caste/clan of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Nepal and Pakistan. They were traditionally warrior-pastoralists.[1] In the 1881 census records of the British Empire it is stated that "the Yadavas, who in their turn are identified with the Gwals and Ahirs, were the dominant race at that time.[2]

  1. Association, American Anthropological (2001). Abstracts of the Annual Meeting. American Anthropological Association. The Ahir/Yadavs were traditionally warriorpastoralists from North Western India.
  2. Report on the Census of British India taken on the 17th of February 1881: Vols. I-III. 17 February 1881. The Yadavas, who in their turn are identified with the Gaolis and Ahirs, were the dominant race at that time.

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