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Krishnaut or Kishnaut Ahir [1] [2] is a clan of the Yadav (Ahir) caste found in Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal. [3] [4] [5] The term Krishnaut which to them denotes their descent from Lord Krishna. [6]

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With landholdings in the Northern and Central parts of India, a small segment of the community had taken over land in the newly reclaimed portion of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) to become big landowners. [7]

Origin and history

The Krishnaut subcaste of Yadav's a name which to them denotes their descent from Lord Krishna. [8] [9] The Kishnaut Ahir clan of Saran is said to have been migrated from North-Western Provinces. [10]

List of Kingdom and Estate

In Bihar, Nepal and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to Ahir (Yadav) caste. [11] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and Majhraut clans of Ahir. [12] [13]

Culture

Krishnaut people worship Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing Lorikayan in Bihar. [16] [17] [18] Krishnaut Yadavs never sell milk, ghee, or butter and to a large extent, they became cultivators.[ citation needed ]

Distribution and titles

Distribution

Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of Patna, Saran and Vaishali district of Bihar. [19]

Title

The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, pratap, Singh, Thakur, etc. [20] [21] [22]

Notable persons

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