Q. Why is Krishna called Yadava?
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.
Q. Are Yadavas still alive?
According to the Mausala Parva (7.185-253) of the Mahabharata a few years after the Kurukshetra War, Andhaka-Vrsni Yadava clans of Dvaraka were destroyed due to a fratricidal war. Both Balarama and Krishna died soon after this war. The rest of the surviving Yadavas took refuge in Indraprastha.
Q. What caste is Yadava?
Classification. 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.
Q. For what was the Yadava period known for?
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.
Q. Who survived in Yadava clan?
Then Arjuna made rites who died there, according to their order of seniority. With Yadavas old men, women and children who are the only survivors, including the 16,000 devotees (women who were saved by Krishna, from Narakaasura.)
Q. When did Yadava dynasty end?
| Seuna (Yadava) dynasty | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Earliest rulers | c. 860 |
| • Established | c. 1187 |
| • Disestablished | 1317 |
Q. Who is the most notable of Yadava kings?
Sovereigns
- Bhillama V, r. c. 1187–1191.
- Jaitugi I, r. c. 1191-1200 or 1191-1210.
- Simhana II, r. c. 1200-1246 or 1210-1246.
- Krishna alias Kannara, r. c. 1246–1261.
- Mahadeva, r.c. 1261–1270.
- Ammana, r. c. 1270.
- Ramachandra alias Ramadeva, r. c. 1271–1308.
Q. 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.
Q. Who are the Yadavas and what did they do to Krishna?
The Yadavas, which included Bhodakas, Vrishnis, Kekeyas and Andakas, who were once virtuous devotees of Krishna, had lost their sense of culture and discipline and had become a little more than hooligans. A group of Yadava boys who saw the great sages decided to play a prank on them in order to test their powers.
Q. How did the Yadavas forget about their curses?
The Yadavas soon forgot all about their curses. The consumption of alcohol was banned in the entire kingdom of Dwaraka. However, after 36 years of Mahabharat war, lots of omen started appearing in the Dwaraka city. The Sudarshana chakra, Panchajanya shankh, the chariot of lord Krishna and the plough weapon of Balarama disappeared from earth.
Q. Who are the Yadavas in the Mahabharata?
The Mahabharata and the Puranas mention that the Yadus or Yadavas, a confederacy comprising numerous clans were the rulers of the Mathura region. The Mahabharata also refers to the exodus of the Yadavas from Mathura to Dvaraka owing to pressure from the Paurava rulers of Magadha, and probably also from the Kurus.
Q. Who was killed in the Battle of Yadavas?
Knowing that the Yadavas’ hour of destruction had arrived, and remembering Gandhari’s curse, Krishna did not interfere in the fight. In fact Krishna himself killed many of his kinsmen, using the rod. All the men, save Krishna, his charioteer Daruka and Balarama were killed.
