HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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caste
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raja
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Himalaya
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Sanskrit
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monsoons
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jati-a status assigned upon a person at birth that is passed on throughout a family. Jati are groups that have been created by the gods. A person cannot change their position in this caste, but levels in the system of jatis have changed many times over the years based upon developments in society.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is a caste? A social group that someone is born into and cannot change.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is referred to frequently in the ancient Indian texts. The four classes were the Brahmins (priestly people), the Kshatriyas (rulers, administrators and warriors; also called Rajanyas), the Vaishyas (artisans, merchants, tradesmen and farmers), and Shudras (labouring classes).
Detailed explanation-4: -Society became divided into four classes (the Varnas) popularly known as ‘the caste system’ which were comprised of the Brahmana at the top (priests and scholars), the Kshatriya next (the warriors), the Vaishya (farmers and merchants), and the Shudra (laborers).