Yadu (legendary king)

Yadu (Sanskrit: यदु, romanized: Yadu) is the founder of the Yadu dynasty in Hinduism.[1] He is described to be the eldest son of King Yayati, and his queen, Devayani.[2]

This article is about Yadu (legendary king). For the historical Rigvedic tribe, see Yadu. For the ancient cowherd clan that claimed descent from Yadu, see Yadava. For the modern community, see Yadav. For the Burmese form of poetry, see Yadu (poetry).
Yadu
SuccessorSahasrajit
TextsRamayana, Mahabharata, Puranas
RegionHastinapura
Personal information
Parents
Siblings
  • Turvasu (brother)
  • Puru, Druhyu, and Anu (step-brothers)
ChildrenSahasrajit, Krosta, Nala, and Ripu
DynastyYaduvamsha

Legend

According to a narrative found in the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Purana, Yadu refused to exchange his years of youth with his father, Yayati, when the latter was cursed with senility by his father-in-law, Shukra. Thus, he was cursed by Yayati to have his progeny disinherited of the dominion.[3][4] Due to this proclamation, Yadu was replaced by his half-brother, Puru, as the heir to the throne of the Chandravamsha dynasty. Yadu founded his own cadet branch of the dynasty, called the Yaduvamsha.[5]

Descendants

The Agni Purana states that Yadu's lineage was continued by his eldest son, Sahasrajit. Sahasrajit had three sons: Haihaya, Reṇuhaya, and Haya.[6]

A historical dynasty called the Haihayas claimed descent from Haihaya.

Several castes and communities in modern India, such as Ahir,[7] Yadav,[8][9][10] Yaduvanshi Aheer[11][12] claim themselves to be descendants of Yadu.

Yaduvanshi Rajput clans like Jadaun, Jadeja, Chudasama, Bhati also claim to be descendants of Yadu.

See also

References
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  7. Pinch, William R. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-520-91630-2.
  8. History of the Jats. Jaitly Painting [sic] Press, foreword, 1968. 1967. p. 110. Retrieved 1 Aug 2007.
  9. Sudipta Mitra (2005). Gir Forest and the Saga of the Asiatic Lion. Indus Publishing. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-81-7387-183-2. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. Padmaja, T. Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: History, Art, and Traditions in Tamilnāḍu. p. 34.
  11. Jhala, Jayasinhji (1991). Marriage, hierarchy and identity in ideology and practice: an anthropological study of Jhālā Rājpūt society in western India, against a historical background, 1090–1990 A.D. Harvard University.
  12. Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08031-7.
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