Ahirwal region

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The Ahirwal region is a cultural and historical area in northern India traditionally associated with the Ahir (Yadav) community, spanning parts of southern Haryana and neighboring territories.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ahirwal region canonical 2
Shekhawati–Ahirwal belt 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
region of India
administrativeDivision state of Haryana
linked to: Haryana
associatedWithEthnicGroup Ahir community
Yadav community
borderingRegion Braj
Mewat
Shekhawati
country India
culturalIdentity Ahirwali
culturalPractice gotra-based clan system
village council traditions
demographicFeature high Yadav population share
rural population majority
dominantCommunity Ahir
Yadav
linked to: Yadava
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
hasTraditionalOccupation cattle rearing
dairy farming
historicalAssociation Ahir chieftains
Yaduvanshi rulers
historicallyInhabitedBy cattle-herding communities
historicalPeriod early modern India
medieval India
knownFor Ahirwati folk dance
Ahirwati folk songs
military service tradition
pastoral traditions
language Ahirwati dialect
Haryanvi
locatedIn Delhi region
Gurgaon district
Haryana
Jhajjar district
Mahendragarh district
Nuh district
Rajasthan
Rewari district
northern India
southern Haryana
partOf Braj cultural zone
National Capital Region (NCR)
religion Hinduism
Islam
transportLink Delhi–Jaipur corridor

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahirwati region Ahirwal region
Ahirvati region Ahirwal region
Mahendragarh district historicalRegion Shekhawati–Ahirwal belt
linked to: Ahirwal region