Ahir
E594517
Ahir is a traditional pastoral and agricultural community of India, historically associated with cattle herding and often identified with the Yadav social group.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural community
ⓘ
pastoral community ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yadav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteCategory | Other Backward Classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
celebration of Krishna-related festivals
ⓘ
cow worship ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Abhira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
dairy production
ⓘ
milk trade ⓘ |
| language |
Ahirani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhojpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Haryanvi ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthani ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicalFigure |
Krishna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCulturalRegion | Ahirwal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInState |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCommunity |
Abhira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golla NERFINISHED ⓘ Gop ⓘ Gwala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClassification | peasant-pastoral community ⓘ |
| socialStatus | pastoral caste ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Yadav community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| synonym | Aheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet | lacto-vegetarian ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.