Sri Krishna & the Yadava legacy
According to the Srimad Bhagavatam, the Yadava dynasty takes its name from Yadu, son of King Yayati. Sri Krishna was born to Vasudeva and Devaki in Mathura and raised by Nanda and Yashoda in Gokula.
The Bhagavatam tells how Krishna established Dwaraka for the Yadavas. In the Bhagavad Gita, he teaches Arjuna to do his duty without attachment to the outcome.
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History in inscriptions
Inscriptions and copper plates record the Seuna Yadava dynasty of Devagiri. These sources document the royal dynasty. Present-day community identities require separate evidence.
Notable Yadava rulers
Kings in the Bhagavatam
Historical Yadava rulers of Devagiri
Bhillama V
An early sovereign of the Devagiri Yadavas. A Gadag inscription records his land grant.
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Singhana II
Expanded Yadava power in the Deccan. Inscriptions record his reign and southern campaigns.
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Ramachandra
A later Devagiri ruler. His Purushottampuri copper plates record a land grant in 1310 CE.
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The service of Sannidhi Golla
Before Suprabhatam at Tirumala, the Sannidhi Golla has the traditional honor of first pushing open the Bangaru Vakili in the presence of priests and temple officials. TTD also records the Sannidhi Golla’s privilege of the day’s first darshan.
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Yadava community branches
Names are presented in Telugu in the order supplied. An asterisk marks a spelling that needs confirmation.
- ఆల
- పాకనాటి
- ముష్టి
- పెద్ది*
- కర్నె
- పియా*
- పూజ
- గంప
- తెలుగు
- సదనపు
- కుర్మ
- ఎర్ర
- మో*
- గౌడల*
- ఉన్ని
- పత్తి
- గంగిరెడ్డి
- కట్ట
- ఎల్లమ్మ
- గంగెడ్ల*
- రస
- పూని*
- పున్ని*
- కొనార్
- మందల
- గౌడ
- కాడు*
- శిర*
- చిన్నవేళ*
- రవ
- గవిడి*
- అడవి
- పాల
- పెద్దరాజ
- నెయ్యి
- పెయ్యి
- సంక్రానపు*
- బొక్కసాల
- తీగ
- పద్మం*
- కమ్మ
- బూదిడి*
- గుట్టనపు*
- కురువ
- కురుబ
- పులము*
- ముక్క
- మొదటి
Public life
Prominent Yadava personalities
Kolusu Parthasarathy
Senior Andhra Pradesh politician.
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Sanathnagar representative and former Animal Husbandry Minister.
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Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
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Lok Sabha member for Kannauj and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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Former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Union Minister for Railways.
Read profile ↗Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
Raghopur representative and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
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