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Ahirs as Yadavs[edit]

The term Ahir is often seen as synonymous with Yadav, because these are two names of the same community.^[1]^[2] In the 1881 census records of the British empire, the Yadavs are identified as Ahirs.^[3] The Mahabharata and other authori-tative works use the three terms-Ahir, Yadav and Gopa synonymous.^[4]^[5] 2409:4085:8D1D:4B36:0:0:8849:DA09 (talk) 18:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ Kumar, Ravinder (1984). Philosophical Theory and Social Reality. Allied. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8364-1171-3.
^ Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3.
^ Report on the Census of British India taken on the 17th of February 1881: Vols. I-III. 1881-02-17. The Yadavas, who in their turn are identified with the Gaolis and Ahirs, were the dominant race at that time.
^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-391-02748-0. The Mahabharata and other authori-tative works use the three terms-Gopa, Yadava and Ahir synonymously.
^ Rao, M. S. A. (1987). Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India. Manohar. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8364-2133-0.

[1] Kumar, Ravinder (1984). Philosophical Theory and Social Reality. Allied. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8364-1171-3.

[2] Soni, Lok Nath (2000). The Cattle and the Stick: An Ethnographic Profile of the Raut of Chhattisgarh. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-85579-57-3.

[3] Report on the Census of British India taken on the 17th of February 1881: Vols. I-III. 1881-02-17. The Yadavas, who in their turn are identified with the Gaolis and Ahirs, were the dominant race at that time.

[4] Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-391-02748-0. The Mahabharata and other authori-tative works use the three terms-Gopa, Yadava and Ahir synonymously.

[5] Rao, M. S. A. (1987). Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India. Manohar. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8364-2133-0.

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