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In which age Brahmanas were inferior than Kshatriyas?
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Maurya age
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Post-Mauryan age
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Buddha age
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Vedic age
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Brahmins: Vedic scholars, priests or teachers. Kshatriyas: Rulers, administrators or warriors. Vaishyas: Agriculturalists, farmers or merchants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest Vedic texts listed the Kshatriya (holders of kshatra, or authority) as first in rank, then the Brahmans (priests and teachers of law), next the Vaishya (merchant-traders), and finally the Shudra (artisans and labourers).
Detailed explanation-3: -The law giver Manu stated that the Sakas and the Parthians were the kshatriyas who had fallen from then duties.
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