Yadav from Sanskrit Yadava of Yadu descendant of Yadu, Yadu was a legendary Hindu king, believed to be an ancestor of the god Krishna, is a caste found in India and Nepal, which Chandravanshi Kshatriya clan,[1] Yadav is one five Indo-Aryan Kshatriya clans mentioned in the Vedas as "Panchjanya". The Yadavas generally follow the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, and share dharmic religious beliefs.
Yadavs are classified under the Kshatriya varna in Hinduism, and several royal dynasties in medieval India claimed descent from Yadu. They remained in power in India and Nepaluntil 1200-1300 CE, before the arrival of Muslim invaders.