Jadaun (clan)

This article is about a Rajput clan. For the Pashtun and Hindkowan tribe, see Jadoon.

Jadaun also known Jadon is a Rajput clan of Indian origin. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They claim descent from the Yaduvanshi lineage of the Chandravanshi dynasty. ^[4] They further claim to be the descendants of Krishna, a major deity in Hinduism. It is believed that they once ruled the state of Mathura (now part of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh) and later shifted to Bayana and Karauli (both in modern-day state of Rajasthan). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

A sub-group of Charan Banjara caste is also known by the name Jadon. ^[9]

References

1. Barbara N. Ramusack (2003). The Indian Princes and their States, The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 38. ISBN 9781139449083
2. Ashutosh Kumar (2016). Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions Within Regions. Taylor & Francis. p. 400. ISBN   9781315391441.
3. Michael Slouber (2020). A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses: Tales of the Feminine Divine from India. Univ of California Press. p. 158. ISBN   9780520375758.
4. Michelutti, Lucia (29 November 2020). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-08400-9.
5. Lucia Michelutti (2018). Sons of Krishna: The Politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town (PDF). London School of Economics. p. 47. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
6. Ashutosh Kumar (2016). Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions Within Regions. Taylor & Francis. p. 400. ISBN   9781315391441.
7. Ahmad, Dr Aijaz (9 July 2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN   978-81-933914-2-6.
8. Luniya, Bhanwarlal Nathuram (1978). Life and Culture in Medieval India. Kamal Prakashan.
9. Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal; Deogaonkar, Shailaja Shashishekhar (1992). The Banjara. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   978-81-7022-433-4.