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Ahir

Ahir or Aheer is a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most of whom now use the Yadav surname, as they consider the two terms synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a caste, a clan, a race, and/or a tribe.

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Languages
Varies depending on region[citation needed]
Populated states
India and Nepal
Religions
Hinduism[citation needed]
Subdivisions
Yaduvanshi Ahir Nandvanshi Ahir Gwalvanshi Ahir

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Ahir

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples179
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Ahir

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related to Recreating the past for new identity · 34
Ahir → Ahir/Yadav, Ahir/Yadavs, Ahirs, Alwar, Arya Samaj, At, Bharatpur, Braj-Ahirwal, Chamars, Despite, Hindu, In, It, Jadon Rajputs, Jaleshar, Jats, Karauli, Krishna, Kshatriya, Mahabhan
related to history · 19
Ahir → Abhira, Ahirs, Bhattacharya, CE, Chandorkar, Erythraean Sea, India, Karmakar, Others, Padmaja, Periplus, Proto-Dravidian, Puranas, Rao, Some, Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya, The, Theories, Yadava
related to Military involvements · 19
Ahir → According, Ahirs, Amiya Samanta, British, Charlie, However, In, India, India-Pakistan War, Indians, Jeffrey Greenhunt, Kumaon, Punjab, Rezang La, Russell's Infantry, Sino-Indian War, The British, The Martial Race, This
related to Distribution · 16
Ahir → Ahirs, Ayar, Bundelkhand, Dauwa, Gauli, Ghosi, Golla, Gop, In Gujarat, India, Konar, North India, Some, South India, The Ahirs, Uttar Pradesh
related to Maharashtra · 15
Ahir → Ahirani, Dhule, Gujarati, Hindi, It, Jalgaon, Lati, Magadhi, Maharashtri, Marathi, Nashik, Paishachi, Prakrit, Sauraseni, Saurashtri
related to Language and tradition · 12
Ahir → Ahirani, Ahirs, Ahirwal, Ahirwati, Benares, Haryana, Hindi, Khandesh, Khandeshi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Some
related to Participation in reactionary communal conflicts · 12
Ahir → Ahirs, Arya Samaj, Benaras, Hindu, Hinduism, In, India, Some, The Ahirs, This, UP, UP's
related to North India · 10
Ahir → Ahirs, Ahirwal, Alwar, Behror, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Rewari, They
related to Culture · 9
Ahir → Ahirs, Goallavanshi, Krishna, Nandavanshi, Shiva, Through Sanskritization, Yadav, Yadu, Yaduvanshi
related to Folklore · 8
Ahir → Biraha, Kajri, Mulla Daud, North India, Other Ahir, Sufi Muslim, The, Veer Lorik

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ahirs india race tribe abhira yadav british also region caste martial community nepal known status arya samaj military mauritius caribbean

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AhirLanguagesVaries depending on region[citation needed]1.00infobox
AhirPopulated statesIndia and Nepal1.00infobox
AhirReligionsHinduism[citation needed]1.00infobox
AhirSubdivisionsYaduvanshi Ahir Nandvanshi Ahir Gwalvanshi Ahir1.00infobox
Rajit Singhinstance offounded by ideologues0.80text
the Jats of Bharatpurinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
Alwarinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
Jadon Rajputs of Jalesharinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
Karauliinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
fellow Ahir dynasties of Rewariinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
Mahabhan who were considered to be of Yaduvanshi descent.Participation in reactionary communal conflictsThe Ahirs in Benarasinstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text
UP had been one of the more militant Hindu groups during pre-independent Indiainstance ofas inheritors of the heritage of local dynasties0.80text

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