Yadu (Sanskrit: यदु, romanized: Yadu) is the founder of the Yadu dynasty in Hinduism.[1] He is described to be the eldest son of King Yayati, and his queen, Devayani.[2]
| Yadu | |
|---|---|
| Successor | Sahasrajit |
| Texts | Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas |
| Region | Hastinapura |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | |
| Siblings |
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| Children | Sahasrajit, Krosta, Nala, and Ripu |
| Dynasty | Yaduvamsha |
Legend edit
According to a narrative found in the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Purana, Yadu refused to exchange his years of youth with his father, Yayati, when the latter was cursed with senility by his father-in-law, Shukra. Thus, he was cursed by Yayati to have his progeny disinherited of the dominion.[3][4] Due to this proclamation, Yadu was replaced by his half-brother, Puru, as the heir to the throne of the Chandravamsha dynasty. Yadu founded his own cadet branch of the dynasty, called the Yaduvamsha.[5]
Descendants edit
The Agni Purana states that Yadu's lineage was continued by his eldest son, Sahasrajit. Sahasrajit had three sons: Haihaya, Renuhaya, and Haya.[6]
A historical dynasty called the Traikutaka claimed descent from Haihaya.[7]
By the 1910s, Goalas, Ahirs, Gops, Gopals, and Sadgops were claiming descent from Yadu under a newly-claimed Yadav identity.[8]
Several castes and communities in modern India, such as Ahars[9][10][11] & Yaduvanshi Aheers[12][13] claim themselves to be descendants of Yadu.
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2021-11-15). "Description of the dynasty of Yadu (yaduvaṃśa) [Chapter 275]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Vaidya, Chintaman Vinayak (1921). History of Mediæval Hindu India: Circa 600-800 A.D. Oriental Book Supplying Agency.
- ^ Pinch, William R. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-520-91630-2.
- ^ History of the Jats. Jaitly Painting [sic] Press, foreword, 1968. 1967. p. 110. Retrieved 1 Aug 2007.
- ^ Sudipta Mitra (2005). Gir Forest and the Saga of the Asiatic Lion. Indus Publishing. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-81-7387-183-2. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Padmaja, T. Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: History, Art, and Traditions in Tamilnāḍu. p. 34.
- ^ Jhala, Jayasinhji (1991). Marriage, hierarchy and identity in ideology and practice: an anthropological study of Jhālā Rājpūt society in western India, against a historical background, 1090–1990 A.D. Harvard University.
- ^ Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08031-7.