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Yaduvanshi Rajputs is a term used for describing various Rajputs clans. Prominent among them are Bhatis, Jadejas, Jadaun, Sammas and Chudasamas.

Yaduvanshi Rajputs believe that they are descendants of Lord Krishna.

Major Chandravanshi clans

Jadaun:

Jadauns (also known as Jadons) claim to have descended from the Hindu mythological character Yadu. As the descendents of Yadu, they are classified as under the Chandravanshi branch of the Rajput caste hierarchy. However according to The Rajputana gazetteers, Aphariyas clan of Yaduvanshi Ahirs also claims descent from Jadauns. Although, they are Yadavs. Jadauns also occupied the forts of Bijai Garh, built by Pundir Rajputs, at Bayana and Timan Garh near Karauli. The distance between the two forts is about 50 kilometers. The Great Fort of Majhola in Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh was also built by the Jadauns. Jadons are among the 36 royal clans of Rajputs, They are of Chandravanshi lineage and Kuldevi of Jadon's is Kaila devi at Karauli (Rajasthan).

Kuldevi:

Kaila devi (Karauli)

Jadeja:

Jadeja is the name of a major clan of Yadavs or Chandravanshi Rajputs.

Gotra:

Atri

Mata:

Mahasati Ansuya

Dada:

Brahmaji

Mulpurush:

Adinarayan

Kuldevi:

Shree Momai Mataji (Ambaji Maa from the time of Lord Krishna called Mahamaya/Yogmaya means Momai Maa)

Ishtadevi:

Shree Ashapura Mataji (Matano Madh)

Adhisthadevi:

Maa Hinglaj Devi

Kuldev:

Somnath Mahadev(Veraval), Sidhhnath Mahadev(Dwarka)

Ved:

Samved

Kul:

Yadukul/Vrushnikul

Vansh:

Samavansh

Sakha:

Madhani/Madhyayni/Madhyaydini

Pravar:

Tran Om Somdat, Durvasa, Angira Muni

Jarral:

The Jarral are both a Hindu and Muslim Rajput tribe of Jammu and Kashmir in India and Azad Kashmir and Punjab in Pakistan. This Rajput tribe belongs to Chandravanshi (Lunar race) lineage. Jarrals are Aryans. They claim to be descendants of Pandavas of Mahabharata through prince Arjuna who was a brave hero of Mahabharata. The grandson of Arjuna was Parikshit after his death his elder son Janamjaya became Maharaja of Hastinapur his younger brother Prince Nakashena became the king of Indarprasth and after they got power they moved to Kalanaur in Punjab. Raja Naka does many marriages and his tribe was known as Jarral. In 1187 after defeat by Muslim King Shab-u-Din they lost Kalanaur. Shab-u-Din invited the Jarral Raja to accept Islam and the Raja accepted Islam but many other Jarrals did not accept Islam and moved to different parts such as Jammu, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. After conversion the Muslim Jarral become an out caste. The other Rajput rulers broke their relations with Muslim jarrals after which the Muslim Jarrals became weak and moved to Rajauri district in Kashmir and defeated Sardar Amna Pal the king of Rajauri. After this the royal Dynasty of Muslim Jarrals ruled over Rajauri for 670 years. The Hindu jarrals also moved to various places in Jammu region in Bhaderwah, Bhalessa the main families of Hindu Jarral Rajput are found and the Muslim Jarrals are found in Azad Kashmir, Noweshra and Rajouri-poonch. But there are majority of Muslims in this caste.

Katoch:

The Katoch clan of the Chandravanshi lineage is considered to be one of the oldest surviving clan in the world. They first find mention in the mythological Hindu epic The Mahabharta and the second mentions in the recorded history of Alexander the Great's war records. One of the Indian kings who fought Alexander on the river Beas was a Katoch king Parmanand Chandra famously known as Porus. In past centuries, they ruled several princely states in the region. The originator of the clan was Rajanaka Bhumi Chand. Their famous Maharaja Sansar Chand-II was a great ruler. The ruler Rajanaka Bhumi Chand Katoch founded the Jwalaji Temple (now in Himachal Pradesh).

Gotra:

Kashyap, Shunak

Ishta:

Nag Devta

Pahore:

The Pahore (also known as Pahur or Pahor) are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs. They use Khan or Jam or Malik as title.

Raizada:

The Raijada or Raizada are the descendants of the ruler of Junagadh, a kingdom in the Saurashtra peninsula. Junagadh was ruled by the Chudasama Rajputs, who were a branch of the Lunar or Chandravanshi line.

References

1. Prakashan, upkar (1 May 2008). "DSSSB P.G.T. Bharti Pariksha Sanskrit". The Medieval History Journal (in Sanskrit). 1 (1): 205. ISBN 8174823956.
2. Ahmad, Dr Aijaz (9 July 2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 978-81-933914-2-6.
3. The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive. 1928.
4. Brentnall, Mark (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-163-4.

• Rajputs
• Rajput clans of Gujarat
• Rajput clans of Bihar
• Rajput clans of Rajasthan
• Rajput clans of Himachal Pradesh
• Rajput clans of Madhya Pradesh
• Hindu communities