Banaphar

Banaphar, also spelled Banafar and Banafer, is a clan that has its origins in the Ahir Yadava sub-caste, which is locally known as Nathunias or Banaphars. They later allied or fusioned into Rajput communities of India because of Alha and Udal the folk heroes which belonged to this community and they were chief/commanders in the army of a Rajput King. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Udal's descendant, like Krishna, is susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his combined Rajput and Ahir background.[1] The Alha-Udal ballads sing of Ahir bravery in medieval period.[2]

References

Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780226340555.
Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 9788170622161. Retrieved 3 December 2012.

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[1] Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780226340555.

[Yadava2006p1-2] Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 9788170622161. Retrieved 3 December 2012.