Gwalavanshi

The Gwalvanshi Ahirs are historically associated with landowning and farming. According to History Professor Rahul Shukla, the Gwalvanshi Ahirs had settled in Azamgarh, Varanasi, Gorkakhpur, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Jaunpur etc. Most of the Ahirs in Awadh are Gwalvanshis only. In the Varanasi district, they are known as "Sardars". Every Bir Baba (deities who died violent death) in Varanasi was often a Gwalvanshi Ahir.