Yadu

Genealogy of Ila

Ancestry of Yayati as per Bhagavata Purana

Ancestry of Yadu Bhagavata Purana

Yadu (यदु) is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. James Tod places it in the list of Thirty Six Royal Races.

The epic Mahabharata and Puranas refer to Yadu as the eldest son of mythological king Yayati. Yadu was banished from ruling and had become rebel who first started ruling in outskirts of India and then intruded the mainland. The jambudwipa referred in scriptures is believed to be in memory of these islands. The regions where the Yadu clan settled is not certain, but certain scholars suggest that Yadu clan inherited the territories to the south-west of the Gangetic plains, between the Chambal River, Betwa and Ken, which correspond to the border areas of present Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Descendants of yadu were called Yadavavanshi. Krishna, founder of Jat sangha, was born in Yadavavansh. Yadu are called Gadun or Jadu in Afghanistan. Yadu clan is found in Afghanistan.

Yaduvansha

The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. The prince of King Yayati, Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Garuda Purana Yadu had four sons, while according to the rest of the Puranas he had five sons. The names of his sons are: Sahasrajit (or Sahasrada), Kroshtu (or Kroshta),, Nila, Antika and Laghu. The kings between Budha and Yayati were known as Somavanshi. As mentioned before, Yadu had officially lost the title to govern by his father's command since he had refused to exchange his youth with his father. Thereby, he could not have carried on the same dynasty, called Somvanshi. Notably, the only remaining dynasty of King Puru was entitled to be known as Somvanshi. Thereby King Yadu ordered that the future generations of his would be known as "Yadu" or "Yadava" and the dynasty would be known as "Yaduvanshi". The generations of Yadu had an unprecedented growth and got divided into two branches.

Migration of Yadus

James Tod writes that before we attempt, by following the tide of Yadu migration during the lapse of thirty centuries, to trace them, from Indraprastha, Surapura, Mathura, Prayaga, Dwarica, Judoo-ca-dang (the mountains of Jud), Behera, Gujni in Zabulistan ; and again refluent into India, at Salbahana or Salpoora in the Punjab. Tunnote, Derawul, Lodorva in the desert, and finally Jessulmer, founded in S. 1212, or A.D. 1156.

Having elsewhere descanted at length on the early history of the Yadus, we may refer those who are likely to take an interest in this discussion to that paper, and proceed at once to glean what we can from the native annals before us, from the death of their leader, Hari-Krishna, to the dispersion of the Yadus from India. The bare fact of their migration altogether out of India proper, proves that the original intercourse, which conducted Budha, the patriarch of the Yadu race, into India (where he espoused Ella, a princess of

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[p.195]: the Surya race, and by whom his issue was multiplied), was not forgotten, though fifty generations had elapsed from the patriarchal Budha to Hari — to whom and the chronicle we return.

" Prayaga is the cradle of the Yadus who are Somavansa (of the lunar race). Thence Mathura founded by Pururwa remained for ages the seat of power. The name of Jadoo (Yadu), of whom there were fifty-six tribes, became famous in the world, and of this race was the mighty Hari-Krishna, who founded Dwarica."

The grand international conflicts amongst the " fifty-six Yadu " tribes," at Kurukshetra, and subsequently at Dwarica, are sufficiently known to the reader of Hindu history, and may be referred to elsewhere. These events are computed to have happened about 1,100 years before Christ. On the dispersion of these races many abandoned India, and amongst these, two of the many sons of Krishna. This deified leader of the Yadus had eight wives, and the offspring of the first and seventh, by a singular fate, now occupy what may be termed the outposts of Hinduism.

Rukmani was the senior of these wives ; and the eldest of her sons was Pradyumna, who was married to a princess of Vidarbha ; she bore him two sons, Aniruddha and Vajra, and from the latter the Bhattis claim descent. Vajra had two sons, Naba and Khira.

"Jambuvati was the name of the seventh wife, whose eldest son was called Samba — he obtained possession of the tracts on both sides the Indus, and founded the Sind-Samma dynasty, from which the Jharejas are descended. There is every probability that Sambus of Samba-nagari (Minagara), the opponeot of Alexander, was a descendant of Samba, son of Krishna. The Jhareja chroniclea, in ignorance of the origin of this titular appellation, say that their " ancestors came from Sham, or Syria".

" When the Yadus were exterminated in the conflict at Dwarica, and Hari had gone to heaven, Vajra was on his way from Mathura to see his father, but had only marched twenty coss (forty miles), when he received intelligence of that event, which had swept away his kindred. He died upon the spot, when Naba was elected king and returned to Mathura, but Khira pursued his journey to Dwarica.

" The thirty-six tribes of Rajpoots hitherto oppressed by the Yadus, who had long held universal dominion, now determined to be revenged. Naba was compelled to fly the holy city (Dwarica) ; he became prince of Marusthali in the west.

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Descendants of Yadu

King Sasasrajit's descendants were named after his grandson Haihaya and were well known as the Haihayas. King Kroshtu's descendants had no special name, but were known particularly as the "Yadavas", According to P.L. Bhargava, when the original territory was partitioned between Sahasrajit and Kroshta, the former received the part lying to the western bank of the river Sindhu and the latter received the territory situated along the east bank of the river. King Haihaya was Shatajit's son and Sahasrajit's grandson. King Sahasrajit instituted a new state and a new dynasty and offered the same, by his own will and against his birth right, to be taken care of by his younger brother Kroshta. Thereby, Kroshta officially became the heir of King Yadu. Consequently, the generations of King Puru, Paurav or Puruvanshi were the only ones to be known as Somvanshi.

The regions where the Yadu clan settled is not certain, but certain scholars suggest that Yadu clan inherited the territories to the south-west of the Gangetic plains, between the Chambal River, Betwa and Ken, which correspond to the border areas of present Indian states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The descendants of Yadu tribe (Yaduvanshi) include Krishna. Yadu-Dynasty belongs to the family deriving from Soma, identified with the moon god Chandra.

Several Chandravanshi castes and communities in modern India, such as the Jats, Bhati, Saini of Punjab, Jadaun Rajputs, Ahirs, Jadeja and Yadavs claim descent from Yadu.

Origin of Jats from Yadu

Many historians consider the origin of Jats from Yadu.

• Thakur Deshraj has mentioned with reference to Pandit Lekhram Arya who says in 'Risalajihad' that word Jat has derived from Yadu as under.

Yadu(यदु) → Jadu(जदु) → Jādu(जादु) → Jād(जाद) → Jāt(जात) → Jāt(जाट)

• James Todd and Wilson have also supported this theory.
• Mr Neshfield, a renowned Indologist, says that "The word Jat is nothing more than the modern Hindi pronunciation of Yadu or Jadu, the tribe in which Krishna was born.
• The Sinsinwar Jat rulers of Bharatpur have been recorded as Yadavavanshi, the descendants of Krishna by Prakash Chandra Chandawat.

• UN Sharma has mentioned the chronology of Krishna in which starting from Sindhupal in 64th generation of Krishna to Bharatpur ruler Maharaja Brijendra Singh (1929-1948) all the rulers are mentioned as Yaduvanshi Jats.
• Almost all early Jat rulers have been mentioned by contemporary poets as Yaduvanshis. The poet Sudan , poet Somnath , poet Udayram have write about the origin of Sinsinwar Jat rulers of Bharatpur as under -

तीन जाति जादव की, अंधक, विस्‍नी, भोज ।

तीन भांति तेई भये, तै फिर तिनही षोज ।।

पूर्व जनम ते जादव विस्‍नी ।

तेई प्रकटे आइ सिनसिनी ।।

• Jat historian Bhaleram Beniwal has written after recent researches with evidences in his book "Jāton kā Ādikālīn Itihās" that Krishna was by all evidences noting other than Jat. He has mentioned the above refered evidences in addition to the following authors which mention Krishna as Jats. These are Yogendrapal Shastri, Motilal Gupta Walter Hamilton.
• The Muslim contries have a notion that Jats are the ancestors of Yadavas. The Arabian traveller Al-Biruni has mentioned that Lord Krishna was a Jat.
• Dr Natthan Singh has also mentioned the theory of origin of Jats from Yadu. Yadu was banished from ruling by Yayati for not obeying him and made his other son Puru as king. Yadu had become rebel who first started ruling in outskirts of India in south-west border areas. Slowly he gained strength by forming a federation of Shaka, Pallava, Parad, Yavan and Kamboja tribes. The king Sagar failed his these attempts and suppressed them. In order to avoid confrontation with Sagar, the Yaduvanshis came to Sursena area (Mathura). Here he again formed a federation of 18 tribes. One of thse tribe was vrishni in which Krishna was born. Many historians connect Jats with these Yadus. Looking to similar physical features, food habits, life and culture both Jats and Yaduvanshis can be treated belonging to same caste.

Branches of Yaduvansh

Dalip Singh Ahlawat writes that Krishna formed the sangha of many clans. He himself was Jat. The Branches of Yaduvansh include the following: Vrishni, Andhaka, Hala, Sheokhande, Dagur-Digrana, Khirwar-Khare, Balhara, Saran, Sinsinwar, Chhonkar, Sogarwar, Hanga, Ghanihar, Bhoj

यदुवंश के शाखागोत्र जाट

यदुवंश के शाखागोत्र - : 1. वृष्णि 2. अन्धक 3. हाला 4. शिवस्कन्दे-सौकन्दे 5. डागुर-डीगराणा 6. खिरवार-खरे 7. बलहारा 8. सारन 9. सिनसिनवाल 10. छोंकर 11. सोगरवार 12. हांगा 13. घनिहार 14. भोज ।

यादव जाति के गोत्र

महाराष्ट्र:- अहीर, यादव, गवली,राधव, धांगर,ग्वाला, गौल्ला, पंवार, शिर्द भालेकर, धूमल, लटके, घोले, धगे, महादिक, खेडकर, वजहा, नारे, फगबले, डाबरे, मिरटल, काटे, किलाजे, तटकर, चीले, दलाया, बनिया, जांगडे|

उत्तर प्रदेश:- अहीर, घोसी, ग्वाला, यादव, यदुवंशी | अहीरों की शाखाएं हें: वेणुवंशी, भिरगुडी, दोहा, धनधौरी, गद्दी, गोमला, घोड़चढ़ा, घोषी, गुजर, खूनखुनिया, राजोरिया, और रावत | मध्य युग में यादवों का एक समूह मराठों में, दूसरा जाटों में और तीसरा समूह, राजपूतों में विलीन हो गए| जैसलमेर के भाटी यादव राजपूत हो गये, पटियाला, नाभा, आदि के जादम शासक जाट हो गए| इसी प्रकार भरतपुर के यादव शासक भी कालांतर में जाट संघ में विलीन होकर जाट कहलाने लगे| उत्तर प्रदेश, राजस्थान, व मध्य प्रदेश के जादौन अपने को कृष्ण के वंशज बताते हें पर ठाकुर कहलवाते हें| शिवाजी की माँ जिजाबाई यादव वंश में पैदा हुई थी|

पटियाला के महधिराज का तो विरुद्ध ही था: "यदुकुल अवतंश, भट्टी भूषण|"

मध्य प्रदेश:-

अहीर, ग्वाला, ग्वाल, गोलाआ, कंस, ठाकुर, जाधव (जादव), गोप, राउत,थेटवार,राव, घोषी आदि | इनके दो मुख्य भाग है:- हवेलियों में रहने वाले, तथा बिरचिया- जंगलो में बसनेवाले यादव|

आन्ध्रप्रदेश:- गोल्ला, धनगर, एड्द्यर, कोनार, कुब्र, कुर्वा, यादव, पेरागेल्ला (कुछ अपने नाम के अंत में राव, रेड्डी, रेड्द्य्याह, स्वामी, आदि लगाते है|

गोत्र/ शाखाए:- फल्ला, पिनयानि, प्रकृति, दुई, सरसिधिदी, सोनानोयाना, नमी, डोकरा, प्रिय्तल, मनियाला, रोमला, बोरी, तुमदुल्ला, खारोड़, कोन एव गुन्तु बोयना|

आसाम, त्रिपुरा, सिक्किम, मणिपुर, मेघालय, अरुणाचल आदि पूर्वी राज्य:- ग्वाला, घोष, गोअल, गोआला, गोप, अहीर, यादव, मंडल, पाल|

आन्दमान तथा निकोबार द्वीप समूह:- यादव, रोलाला, काटू, भाटी एवं कोणार|

बिहार:- यादव,ग्वाला, गोप, अहीर, सदगोप,घोषी, नंदगोप, गोरिया,गोयल, सफलगोप| मुख्य शाखाएं:- महरोत,सत्मुलिया, किशनोंत, गोरिया या दहिराज तथा धहियारा,मंडल, महतो (महता),गुरुमहता, खिरहरी, मारिक,भंडारी, मांजी, लोदवयन,राय, रावत, नन्दनिया|

गुजरात:- आहिर, अहीर,यादव, ग्वाला|

हरियाणा, चन्दीगढ़,पंजाब, हिमाचल,राजस्थान, एवं दिल्ली के यादव अहीर, ग्वाला,गोवाला, राव तथा यादव कहलाते है|

कर्णाटक:- गौल्ला, गौवली,गोपाल, यादव, अस्थाना,अडवी, गोल्ला, हंबर,दुधिगोला, कोणार, गौडा,गौड़ा| कन्नड़ गौला की शाखाएं:- हल, हव, कड, कम्पे, उज|

बेलगाँव की शाखाएं:- अडवी अथवा तेलगु, हनम,किशनौत, लेंगुरी, पकनक,और शस्यगौला|

बीजापुर की शाखाएं:- मोरे,पवार, शिंदे, और यादव अथवा जाधव (जादव)

केरल:- यादव, एडायन,एरुमन, कोयला, कोलना,मनियाना, अय्यर, नैयर,उर्लीनैयर, कोणार, पिल्लै,कृष्नावाह, नाम्बियार|

गोवा:- यादव, ग्वलि, ग्वाला,अहीर, गोप, गवली|

तमिलनाडु और पांडिचेरी:-एथियर, एडियर,कोणार,उदयर, यादवन, वडूगा अय्यर, वदुगा एदेअय्यर,गोल्ला, मोंड गोल्ला, कोण,पिल्लै, मंथी, दास, करयालन,

पश्चिमी बंगाल:- अहीर, गोल्ला, गोप, सदगोप, घोष, यादव, मंडल, ग्वार, पाल, दास, महतो, मासिक, फाटक, गुरुमहता, कपास|

उड़ीसा:- प्रधान, गोला, गोल्ला, गोप, सदगोप, अहीर, गौर्र, गौडा, मेकल, गौल्ला, यादव, पाल, भुतियाँ, रावत, गुर्भोलिया, महतो|

दादरा एवं नागर हवेली:- अहीर/ आहिर, भखाद, यादव|

यदु जाति राष्ट्र में

ठाकुर देशराज ने लिखा है....यदु - यादुओं की सैकड़ों शाखाएं हो गई थी। जिनमें से वृष्णि शाखा तो नितांत रूप से जाटों में शामिल है। बल्कि कहना यह चाहिए वृष्णि वंश दिवाकर भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने ही जाति राष्ट्र की सर्वप्रथम नींव लगाई थी। उनके प्रयत्न से ही तो यह महान जाट संघ कायम हुआ था।

जाटों का शासन

दलीप सिंह अहलावत ने लिखा है.... ययाति जम्बूद्वीप के सम्राट् थे। जम्बूद्वीप आज का एशिया समझो। यह मंगोलिया से सीरिया तक और साइबेरिया से भारतवर्ष शामिल करके था। इसके बीच के सब देश शामिल करके जम्बूद्वीप कहलाता था। कानपुर से तीन मील पर जाजपुर स्थान के किले का ध्वंसावशेष आज भी ‘ययाति के कोट’ नाम पर प्रसिद्ध है। राजस्थान में सांभर झील के पास एक ‘देवयानी’ नामक कुंवा है जिसमें शर्मिष्ठा ने वैरवश देवयानी को धकेल दिया था, जिसको ययाति ने बाहर निकाल लिया था। इस प्रकार ययाति राज्य के चिह्न आज भी विद्यमान हैं।

महाराजा ययाति का पुत्र पुरु अपने पिता का सेवक व आज्ञाकारी था, इसी कारण ययाति ने पुरु को राज्य भार दिया। परन्तु शेष पुत्रों को भी राज्य से वंचित न रखा। वह बंटवारा इस प्रकार था -

1. यदु को दक्षिण का भाग (जिसमें हिमाचल प्रदेश, पंजाब, हरयाणा, राजस्थान, दिल्ली तथा इन प्रान्तों से लगा उत्तर प्रदेश, गुजरात एवं कच्छ हैं)।

2. तुर्वसु को पश्चिम का भाग (जिसमें आज पाकिस्तान, अफगानिस्तान, ईरान, इराक, सऊदी अरब,यमन, इथियोपिया, केन्या, सूडान, मिश्र, लिबिया, अल्जीरिया, तुर्की, यूनान हैं)।

3. द्रुहयु को दक्षिण पूर्व का भाग दिया।

4. अनु को उत्तर का भाग (इसमें उत्तरदिग्वाची सभी देश हैं) दिया। आज के हिमालय पर्वत से लेकर उत्तर में चीन, मंगोलिया, रूस, साइबेरिया, उत्तरी ध्रुव आदि सभी इस में हैं।

5. पुरु को सम्राट् पद पर अभिषेक कर, बड़े भाइयों को उसके अधीन रखकर ययाति वन में चला गया। यदु से यादव क्षत्रिय उत्पन्न हुए। तुर्वसु की सन्तान यवन कहलाई। द्रुहयु के पुत्र भोज नाम से प्रसिद्ध हुए। अनु से म्लेच्छ जातियां उत्पन्न हुईं। पुरु से पौरव वंश चला।

जब हम जाटों की प्राचीन निवास भूमि का वर्णन पढते हैं तो कुभा (काबुल) और कृमि (कुर्रम) नदी उसकी पच्छिमी सीमायें, तिब्बत की पर्वतमाला पूर्वी सीमा, जगजार्टिस और अक्सस नदी

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जाट वीरों का इतिहास: दलीप सिंह अहलावत, पृष्ठान्त-185

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उत्तरी सीमा और नर्मदा नदी दक्षिणी सीमा बनाती है। वास्तव में यह देश उन आर्यों का है जो चन्द्रवंशी अथवा यदु, द्रुहयु, तुर्वसु, कुरु और पुरु कहलाते थे। भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण के सिद्धान्तों को इनमें से प्रायः सभी ने अपना लिया था। अतः समय अनुसार वे सब जाट कहलाने लग गये। इन सभी खानदानों की पुराणों ने स्पष्ट और अस्पष्ट निन्दा ही की है। या तो इन्होंने आरम्भ से ही ब्राह्मणों के बड़प्पन को स्वीकार नहीं किया था या बौद्ध-काल में ये प्रायः सभी बौद्ध हो गये थे। वाह्लीक,तक्षक, कुशान, शिव, मल्ल, क्षुद्रक (शुद्रक), नव आदि सभी खानदान जिनका महाभारत और बौद्धकाल में नाम आता है वे इन्हीं यदु, द्रुहयु, कुरु और पुरुओं के उत्तराधिकारी (शाखायें) हैं।

सम्राट् ययातिपुत्र यदु और यादवों के वंशज जाटों का इस भूमि पर लगभग एक अरब चौरानवें करोड़ वर्ष से शासन है। यदु के वंशज कुछ समय तो यदु के नाम से प्रसिद्ध रहे थे, किन्तु भाषा में ‘य’ को ‘ज’ बोले जाने के कारण जदु-जद्दू-जट्टू-जाट कहलाये। कुछ लोगों ने अपने को ‘यायात’ (ययातेः पुत्राः यायाताः) कहना आरम्भ किया जो ‘जाजात’ दो समानाक्षरों का पास ही में सन्निवेश हो तो एक नष्ट हो जाता है। अतः जात और फिर जाट हुआ। तीसरी शताब्दी में इन यायातों का जापान पर अधिकार था (विश्वकोश नागरी प्र० खं० पृ० 467)। ये ययाति के वंशधर भारत में आदि क्षत्रिय हैं जो आज जाट कहे जाते हैं। भारतीय व्याकरण के अभाव में शुद्धाशुद्ध पर विचार न था। अतः यदोः को यदो ही उच्चारण सुनकर संस्कृत में स्त्रीलिंग के कारण उसे यहुदी कहना आरम्भ किया, जो फिर बदलकर लोकमानस में यहूदी हो गया। यहूदी जन्म से होता है, कर्म से नहीं। यह सिद्धान्त भी भारतीय धारा का है। ईसा स्वयं यहूदी था। वर्त्तमान ईसाई मत यहूदी धर्म का नवीन संस्करण मात्र है। बाइबिल अध्ययन से यह स्पष्ट है कि वह भारतीय संसकारों का अधूरा अनुवाद मात्र है।

अब यह सिद्ध हो गया कि जर्मनी, इंग्लैंण्ड, स्काटलैण्ड, नार्वे, स्वीडन, रूस, चेकोस्लोवाकिया आदि अर्थात् पूरा यूरोप और एशिया के मनुष्य ययाति के पौत्रों का परिवार है। जम्बूद्वीप, जो आज एशिया कहा जाता है, इसके शासक जाट थे।

Complete ancestry of Yaduvansha

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  Yaduvansha S.No. 01-32

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  Yaduvansha S.No. 45-71

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  Yaduvansha S.No. 68-78

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  Yaduvansha S.No. 79-92

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