The Nandvanshi Ahirs[10] are the offsprings of Nanda, the foster-father of Krishna.[citation needed]
Gwalvanshi Ahirsedit
The Gwalvanshi Ahirs are one of the subdivisions of Ahirs.[citation needed] They say that they have descended from the Gopis of Braj and Vrindavan who danced with Kanhaiya (Krishna).[citation needed]
Ghosiedit
The Ghosi are a division of Ahir community found mainly in North India. They were the zamidars and small rulers of various parts of country.[11] Ghosi trace their origin to Nanda, the professed ancestor of Ghosi Ahirs.[12]
The Ahar are a Hindu caste of agriculturists.[14] The Ahar tribe are spread through Rohilkhand and other districts of North-Western provinces, following pastoral pursuits. They are of Yaduvanshi stock.[15]
Dhadhoredit
Dhadhor is a tribe of Ahirs. They are reckoned in Tashreeh-al-akwam amongst the Doab Ahirs.[citation needed]
Kamariaedit
Kamarias (or Yaduvanshi Thakurs)[16] are a clan of Nandvanshi Ahirs[17][18][19] in Braj.
Krishnautedit
Krishnaut or Kishnaut are Ahirs that inhabits the state of Bihar.[20][21] The term Krishnaut which to them denotes their descent from Lord Krishna.[22][23]
Majhrautedit
The Yadavs who migrated from Mathura (Braj) to Bihar and its surrounding areas came to be known as Mathuraut or Majrauth.[24] They inhabit the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand.[25][26][27][28] They claim to be descended from the Yadava king Madhu.
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^Michelutti, Lucia (2002). Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town(PDF). p. 89.
^ abGupta, Dipankar (2021). Caste in Question. SAGE Publication. p. 58. ISBN 9788132103455. Their original caste title was Ahir. The idea of a unique Krishnavanshi kinship category which fuses traditional subdivisions Yaduvanshi, Nandavanshi and Goallavanshi into a single endogamous unit
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