यवन

• ek jati jo gaandhar desh ki sima par rahati thi. prachin kal mean yoonan mean rahane vale logoan ke lie bhi 'yavan' shabd ka prayog hota tha grik logoan ko farasi mean 'yaun' kaha jata tha. manyata hai ki yavan shabd isi yaun ka roopaantar hai. sikandar ke akraman ke samay yavanoan ka ek upanivesh afaganistan mean tha. maigasthaniz adi bharat ane vale yavan hi the. ashok ke shilalekhoan mean bhi 'yaun' shabd ka ullekh milata hai. isase pata chalata hai ki us samay in logoan ne pashchimi bharat mean bhi ek basti bana li thi.
• mahabharat ke anusar yayati putr turvasu ke vanshaj the. pahale ye kshatriy the, par brahmanoan se dvesh rakhane ke karan shoodroan mean hone lagi. inaka nandini gay ke yoni pradesh se utpann hona bhi bataya gaya hai. mahabharat yuddh mean ye kauravoan ke sath the. isase poorv digvijay ke samay nakul aur sahadev ne inhean parajit kiya tha.