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Dhadhor (also known as Dhirhor, Dharhor, Dhindhor, Danhor and Dhanroar) is a clan of Ahirs Their origin is basically from Dhundhar[1] Basically they claim to be descendants of Vajranabh Who was the great grandson of Shri Krishna.[2]
Origin
According to the Calcutta Review : "Among the forefathers of Ahirs there were two brothers, viz., Lorik and Deosi, who lived together in the same house with a common wife. By their joint wife they had seven sons, who were the founders of the seven sub-castes or sub-divisions of Ahirs, and whose names were Gwálbans, Bhurtiya, Dhindhor, Jhikia, Aheri, Banmanush and Gonder." There is also a theory that they are descendants of Vijaypal who settled in Dhundhar region along with all the Yaduvanshis after the Muslim invader [3]
Tushreeh-ul-Akwam amongst the Doab Ahirs.
According to John Collinson Nesfield, Dhadhor or Dhandhor etymologically means, "one whose wealth lies in cattle."
Raja Heerchandra of Jaunpur
On the basis of history, it is said that during the period of Hindu kings, the rule of Jaunpur was in the hands of Ahir rulers. The first Ahir ruler of Jaunpur is believed to be Heera Chandra Yadav. It is believed that the temple of Chaukiya Devi was built by the Yadavs as the Kul Devi.[4] Maharaja Heerachandra Yadav and other rulers of his generation are worshipped as Ahir Veer Baba of Jaunpur.
In the earlier times in eastern Uttar Pradesh, if any king or any person of Ahir caste used to die for the protection of the society, then people used to build their temples and started worshipping them as Veer Baba and they worship them even today.
According to historian planalp, Veer Babas of Jaunpur originated from Dadhor/Dhadhor Ahirs.[5]
Bhiti Rawat Riyasat & Other Zamindaris
They had control over a big jagir or estate in Hassanpur-Maghar (the posessors of this estate were of partly-Rajput descent) of the Gorakhpur district (which again was originally given to them on the condition that they should keep the adjacent forests free from depredators). Which in latter times came to be known as Bhiti-Rawat.
Occupation
According to Yadav Mahasabha, within the 350 gotras of the Ahirs they were enlisted as the buffalo-breeders.
Culture & Population
Though in small numbers but they sing Lorikayan in Bhojpuri dialect.
They also pray Dhano, a tutelary deity of Gonds.
According to Jack Planalp, the Bir Babas of Senapur in Jaunpur originated with the Dharhor Ahirs of the area.
According to Uttar Pradesh Gazetteers, the vast majority of Ahirs in Eastern Uttar Pradesh belong to the Gwalbans subcaste and the rest to Dhindhor clan. They are also found in some parts of Bihar, specifically in old Shahabad.
Social level
Shivnath Chaudhari (who himself was a Dhadhor Loriki singer) stated to Shyam Manohar Pandey that despite of several differences Dhadhors rank lower to that to Gwálbans Ahirs.
Famous Personality
Sharda Prasad Rawat,( Bhiti Rawat Zamindari)
Yashpal singh Rawat, ( Bhiti Rawat Zamindari)
Surajbali Singh Rawat ( Surkudiya Zamindari)
Rajwali Rawat
Ram karan Choudhary,( Mirpur chaudhrana Zamindari)
Dr. Ram Krishna Singh ( Nagsar Zamindari)
Pravind Jugnauth
Ambika Chaudhari
Dadan Pahalwan
Ram Govind Chaudhary
Jagannath Chowdhary
Bhagwan Ahir
Deep Narayan Singh Yadav
Kailash Nath singh Yadav
Prabhunarayan Yadav
Hari Shankar Yadav
Chandrapal Singh Yadav
Ram Karan Yadav
Ips Gourav Yadav Punjab Police (India)
Shyam Narayan Yadav
Shyam Lal Yadav
Vishambhar Singh Yadav
Subhash Yadav
Shyam Lal Yadav
Kapil Dev Yadav
Bhagelu Ram Yadav
References
Balfour, Edward (1885). The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial and Scientific ... B. Quaritch.
Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
Oudh (India), United Provinces of Agra and (1909). District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Cawnpore. Supdt., Government Press, United Provinces.
Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
Risley, Sir Herbert Hope (1892). The Tribes and Castes of Bengal: Ethnographic Glossary. Printed at the Bengal secretariat Press.
Calcutta Review. University of Calcutta. 1888.
The Calcutta Review. 1888.
Elliot, Sir Henry Miers (1845). Supplement to the Glossary of Indian Terms. Printed at the Secundra Orphan Press by N.H. Longden.
Nesfield, John Collinson (1885). Brief View of the Caste System of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh: Together with an Examination of the Names and Figures Shown in the Census Report, 1882, Being an Attempt to Classify on a Functional Basis All the Main Castes of the United Provinces, and to Explain Their Gradations of Rank and the Process of Their Formation. 28th February, 1885. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press.
H.R. Nevill (1909). Gorakhpur: a Gazetteer being volume XXXI of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad, Superntendent, Government press.
Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: Benares Division Cawnpore. pt. 2. Gorakhpur. pt. 3. Basti. 1881. Printed at the North-western Provinces' Government Press. 1880.
Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes. Thacker, Spink & Company.
People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
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Prinsep, James (1905). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Bishop's College Press.
Bengal, Royal Asiatic Society of (1907). Journal and Proceedings.
Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
Planalp, Jack M. (1956). Religious Life and Values in a North Indian Village. Cornell University.
Pradesh (India), Uttar (1988). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
Pandey Manohar. Look Mahakaviya Lorikayan.
Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
Loka mahākāvya canainī: Lorika aura Candā kī loka-gāthā : mūla pāṭha, bhāvārtha, tathā tippaṇiyām̐ (in Hindi). Sāhitya Bhavana. 1982.
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