Yadavs in Maharashtra

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Yadavs in Maharashtra or Ahirs in Maharastra are members of the Ahir/Yadav community of Maharashtra. They are popularly known as Gavli, Jadhav, Ahir-Rao, Ahire etc.[1][2] The 1881 census records of the British India state that the Yadavas who in their turn are identified with the Gaolis and Ahirs were the dominant race at that time.

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  1. Congress, Indian History (1990). Proceedings. Indian History Congress.
  2. Population Geography: A Journal of the Association of Population Geographers of India. The Association. 1988.