Banaphar

Banaphar, also spelled Banafar and Banafer, is a clan of mixed Ahir and Rajput origin in India.^[1]

The legendary 12th century generals Alha and Udal, who appear in the Alha-Khand ballads, were said to belong to this clan. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Udal was susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his "mixed" background.^[1] Ballads referring to Alha and Udal describe great bravery in the medieval period.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780226340555.
^ Talbot, Cynthia (2016). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. p. 203. ISBN 9781107118560. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[alf-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.

[2] Talbot, Cynthia (2016). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. p. 203. ISBN 9781107118560. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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