Английская Википедия:Gopa (caste)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Pp-extended Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox caste Gopa or Gop or Gope is a synonym of the Yadav (Ahir) caste.[1][2][3][4] It is generally used as a title by the Ahir caste in the states of Bihar,[5] Jharkhand and West Bengal of East India[6][7] and even in Terai region of Nepal.[8]

Etymology

The Sanskrit word Gopa,[9] originally meant only a cowherd; it then came to mean the head of cowpen and lastly the chief of a tribe.[10][11]

Origin and history

Kingdom

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Gopegarh in Midnapore.[12]

Gop Jatiye Mahasabha

Gop Jatiye Mahasabha was formed by Babu Ras Bihari Lal Mandal in 1911, It was the regional organization of Gope or Ahir caste of Bihar, Bengal & Orissa.[23][24][25]

Later, the All-India Yadav Mahasabha was formed by merging the Gop Jatiye Mahasabha and Ahir/Yadav Kshatriya Mahasabha. AIYM first National Conference was held in Purnea, Bihar on 17 to 20 April 1924.[26]

Present circumstances

Gopa or Ahir are mainly a landholding community and they are rich cultivators in Indian state of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.[27]

See also

References

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