Alha and Udal were children of the Dasraj, a successful commander of the army of Chandel king Parmal. They belonged to the Banaphar community, which has its origins described in the Ahir/Yadava Kshatriya.[1] caste. The Alha-Udal ballads sing of Ahir bravery in medieval period.[2] Banaphar was a society at that time and the people live in jungle.[3] and fought against Rajputs such as Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Mahil.[4]
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- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=WCArAAAAYAAJ&q=alha+udal+ahir&pg=PA73&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=alha%20udal%20ahir&f=false
- ↑ Yadava, S. D. S. (2006). Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India. Lancer Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 9788170622161. https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=p69GMA226bgC&q=Alha+udal#v=snippet&q=Alah-Udal%20ballads%20sing%20of%20Ahir%20bravery%20in%20the%20medieval%20age&f=false. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. pp. 160–163. ISBN 0-226-34050-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=MMFdosx0PokC&pg=PA160. "Whenever Mahil slurs the Banaphars for their Ahir blood."
- ↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2016) (in en). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. pp. 203. ISBN 9781107118560. https://books.google.com/books?id=m3DjCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA203&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false.