Kanyakubja Brahmin
Kanyakubja Brahmins, are a Brahmin community mainly found in northern India. They are classified as one of the Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities native to the north of the Vindhyas.[1]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • Chhattisgarh • Jharkhand • West Bengal • Bihar • Assam • Tripura | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (traditional) • Hindi • Bengali • other Indo-Aryan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Saraswat Brahmins • Gauda Brahmins • Maithil Brahmins • Utkala Brahmins |
Sub-groups of this community include the Saryupareen Brahmins and the Jujhautiya Brahmins[2] among others.
References
- Upinder Singh (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India. Pearson Education India. p. 575. ISBN 9788131711200.
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications
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