Is Krishna Yadav or Kshatriya?

Krishna Vasudev was a Yadav Kshatriya, but the other Yadavs at his command would have been merchants, professionals, workers, etc. (non-Kshatriya) as well.

Is Yadav a lower caste?

Classification. The Yadavs are included in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Are yadavs chandravanshi?

Yadavs are classified as chandravanshi khastriyas.

What is the gotra of Yadav?

In REALITY/ ACTUALLY, Yadavs ऋषि gotra is ATTRI. Thats why/Hence, many ahirs and jaats(of yaduvansh) use attri as there present gotra instead of any other.

Who is the ancestor of Yadav?

Yadu was a legendary Hindu king, believed to be an ancestor of the god Krishna, who for this reason is sometimes referred to as Yadava. Since Krishna is said to have been brought up among Ahirs, who were herdsmen, the surname Yadav is popular among them.

Who are Rao by caste?

Rao is a title and a surname native to India. It is most common in the Deccan and Southern states, especially Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. While in Karnataka the surname is associated with Brahmins, in the two Telugu states it is used by all communities.

Is Yadav a Shudra?

Though high caste Hindus consider Yadavs as Shudras (in the fourth tier of the caste hierarchy) they, the Yadavs, claim that they are descended from Yadu who was the ancestor of none other than the god Krishna himself.

Is chandravanshi a Rajput?

Chandravanshi caste originated from western, eastern, northern India, and some rare parts of South India. Chandravanshi enjoyed their eminence from the 3200 B.C. The epic Mahabharata is the story of the Chandravanshi Kshatriya Rajput. Jarasandha was the king of Chandravanshi & Son of Brihadratha.

Is Maratha a Rajput?

The caste born of this union came to be known as Maratha Kshatriyas or Maratha Rajputs. However, many Solanki families who originated from the Chalukyas of South India were already in Maharashtra before the Muslim invasion.

Is Rajput and Thakur same?

In the caste-based structure of Indian society, Thakurs stand right below the Brahmins and belong to what is known as the warrior caste. Anthropologists say Thakurs and Rajputs are almost synonymous with each other. The community is also the predominant landowners in large parts of north India.

Is Saini a Rajput?

Sainis profess in both Hinduism and Sikhism. They have a national organisation called Saini Rajput Mahasabha located in Delhi, established in 1920….

Saini
Populated states	Punjab, India, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh and Delhi

Is Saini higher than Jatt?

Saini is a warrior caste, Jatt is not a caste its a farming or agricultural community. In the ancient times Saini used to have higher status ! as according to the vedic caste system Saini fall under Kshatriya (Kings and Warriors) you will be amazed to know that legendary warrior king porus belongs to Saini caste.

How many types of Saini are there?

There are eleven important clans among them. There are two main social divisions among the Saini of Chandigarh based on religion: the Hindu Saini and the Sikh Saini. They are further divided into a number of clans.

Is Saini same as Arain?

On the other hand some of the Arain and Hindu Saini clan names are identical, and those not always merely names of other and dominant tribes. From Uch they migrated to Sirsa and thence into the Punjab. They are the descendants of those Arab tribes who arrived with Umayyad general Muhammad Bin Qasim.