Satyajit

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Satyajit (964-884 BC) (सत्यजित) was King of Magadha. In Yayati’s Yadu Branch, Yadu’s second son was Satjit[1]

Originator of Ahir community

Ram Sarup Joon[2] writes that Yadhu was the eldest son of Yayati. It is written in the Vishnu Purana that he did not inherit his father’s throne. He, therefore, retired towards Punjab and Iran. He had five sons out of whom, Except Satjit and Krishna, three remained childless. Satjit had three sons Bibai (Biveya), Hai (Heya), whose descendants are Jats of ‘Heer’ gotra and Ahai (Aheya); who founded the Ahir community.

In Greece

Ram Sarup Joon[3] writes that Herodotus, a famous Greek historian, has described himself as a descendant of Atre (Atreya).

Some people in Greece consider Balram, brother of Lord Krishna as their ancestor. Yunan, the other name of Greece is after the name of Chandra Vanshi King Yavan who was from Satjit branch of Yadu.

Relation of Jats and Ahirs

Ram Sarup Joon[4] writes that The Ahirs are of Yayati’s Yadu Branch. They are the descendants of Yadu’s second son Satjit where as all the gotras, who are the descendants of Yadu’s elder son Krishna, are found amongst the Jats. In other words Jats and Ahirs are very closely related. Including their gotras, the total number of Jat Gotras rise to 700. The North Western Ahirs have only 97 Gotras which also include 20 percent Jat Gotras.


Ram Sarup Joon[5] writes that In the olden days Gujarat was ruled by Ahirs and due to this reason the Ahir Lord Krishna made his kingdom Dwaraka a strong hold of Ahirs to save them from the onslaughts of Raja Jarasanda of Magadha, father-in-law of Kansa. After that Gujars succeeded in ousting the Ahirs from Kathiawar, they changed the name of Lath Desh to Gujarat. Several tribes of Ahirs also settled in Greece where Hercules (Balarama) is worshiped. According to Herodotus, Hercules (Balarama) called himself an Indo-Aryan of Atre Vansa because Atre was the predecessor Satjit. In 2000 B.C. Jat and Ahir tribes are said to have been found in Iran.

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