Is Lord Krishna a Yadav?

Krishna belongs to yadava clan whose founder or first ancestor was YADU ,descendant of Yayati, other being PURU. Now as per tradition if a Kshatriya male marries a brahmin female, the child begotten and his successors will be called SUTA, like Karna foster parents.
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Is Krishna god Yadav?

Yes he is yadav by birth and chhatriya by dynasty. See in ancient time there were 3 castes and that were by work. Brahmin, chhatriya vaishya.
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Are Yadavs related to Krishna?

The Yadavas (literally, descended from Yadu) were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu, a legendary king. The community was formed of various clans, being the Abhira, Andhaka, Vrishni, and Satvatas, who all worshipped Krishna.
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Which God is Yadav?

Yadu was a legendary Hindu king identified as an ancestor of the god Krishna (who for this reason is sometimes referred to as Yadava). Since Krishna is said to have been brought up among Ahirs who were herdsmen the surname Yadav is frequent among Ahirs.
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Which caste did Krishna belong to?

Krishna was born into the Yadava clan. He was the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, who was the sister of Kamsa, the wicked king of Mathura.
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Is Krishna a Yadav or Kshatriya?

Krishna was now born as a Kshatriya (or warrior caste) of the Yadava clan and his second name, Vasudeva, was explained away as a patronym (the name “Vasudeva” was given to his father). Fearing the wrath of his uncle, Kamsa, Krishna was eventually smuggled into the cowherd tribe of the Abhiras.
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Is Yadava lower caste?

The Yadavs are included in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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Who killed Yadavas?

In days after the 18-day Kurukshetra war, Lord Krishna meets Gandhari, a meeting described in Stri Parva. In anger and grief over the death of her sons and the Kaurava soldiers, Gandhari curses Krishna with the destruction Yadavas in a manner similar to the death of her sons.
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Who defeated Yadavas?

Answer: It was Malik Kafur who defeated the Yadavas of Devagiri and the Kakatiyas of Warangal in his early campaigns. Malik Kafur reached Warangal in January, 1310.
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How many types of Yadav are there?

All Yadav sub castes descent from the Yadu lineage, these include the Ahirs in the North and West India; The Ghosh or the "Goalas" and "Sadgopa" or Gauda in Bengal and Orissa; Dhangar in Maharashtra; Yadav and Kurubas in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and dayan and Konar in Tamil Nadu.
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What is the gotra of Lord Krishna?

Rama belonged to Vasishta Gotra while Krishna to Garga. Garga is not among the Saptha Rishis! By the Gotras mentioned for Lord Rama, He is a Brahmin as Vasishta, was a Brahmin.
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Which is the most powerful caste in India?

Brahman, also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brāhmaṇa (“Possessor of Brahma”), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India.
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Is Yadava Bihari?

Bihari Ahirs or Ahirs of Bihar refers to the people of Ahir/Yadav community of the Indian state of Bihar. They are also known as Yadav, Gope, Rai etc. The Yadavs form nearly 14.4% of the state's population and are included in the Other Backward Class category.
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What is the caste of Radha?

The Radha are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are followers of the Radha Vallabh sect of Hinduism, who have evolved into a distinct caste. According to their tradition, the community are by origin Ahir of Barsana.
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Is Krishna a Brahmin?

Was Lord Krishna a Brahmin? No. He was born in the kshatriya Yadav community.
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Which caste is Arjuna?

The most famous Kshatriya is Arjuna, the main character of a book of Hindu scripture called the Bhagavad Gita. Arjuna is a great warrior who is helped in battle by a god named Krishna.
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Who is the founder of Yadav?

Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Dridhaprahara. Yadavas of Devagiri were the descendants of the feudatory nobles of the Western Chalukyan (Chalukyas of Kalyani) Empire. This dynasty was founded by Dridhaprahara.
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Who is Yadav King of India?

Yadava dynasty, rulers of a 12th–14th-century Hindu kingdom of central India in what is now the Indian state of Maharashtra. Originally a feudatory of the Eastern Chalukyas of Kalyani, the dynasty became paramount in the Deccan under Bhillama (c. 1187–91), who founded Devagiri (later Daulatabad) as his capital.
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How many Yadav are there in India?

As per the 2011 Census, Yadav community have about 1.3 crore population in the State, roughly 13.4 per cent of the total population. “Unofficially, our community represents 16 per cent of the population and one-fourth of the total backward castes in number,” said the Mahasabha's co-convener Y.
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Is Lord Krishna family still alive?

End of the Vrishnis

These things in due time came to pass. A madness seized the people of Dwaraka so that they fell upon one another and were slain, together with all sons and grandsons of Krishna. Only the women and Krishna and Balarama remained alive.
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Who is Sri Krishna son?

Pradyumna (Sanskrit: प्रद्युम्न) is the eldest son of the Hindu deities Krishna and Rukmini. Pradyumna is considered one of the four vyuha avatars of Vishnu.
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Are yadavs Aryans?

That the sea god described the Yadav kingdom Durumkulya as sacred but the Yadavs residing there as sinners and looters proves that Yadavs are neither Aryans nor Kshatriyas.
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Is Yadav a upper caste?

The Koeri, Kurmi, Yadav and Bania are categorised as the upper-backwards amongst the Other Backward Class group; while the various other caste groups which constitutes the OBC, a group comprising 51% of the population of state of Bihar, has been classified as lower backwards.
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How was Krishna Yadav?

Yes Krishna was from Yadu Vansh and hence called Yadav. Vasudeva was an Yadav, and so was Kunti Bhoja, father of Kunti. Kunti Bhoja was uncle of Vasudeva. It is this blood connection that drew Krishna on the side of Pandavas.
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