The Ahirs, also referred to as Abhira or Abhir, are one of the ancient martial tribes of India, who ruled over different parts of India and Nepalhttp://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=272865&rel_no=1 Nepal Before Unification since ancient times. The word A-bhira means "fearless". There are around 40 million Ahirs in India. Historians such as James Todd and K.C. Yadav claim the Ahir to be descendants of the Yadavs of the Chandravanshi Kshatriya ethnic group of Pururavas. Th… (More on Ahirs)