HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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common people
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priests
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Untouchables
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warriors and rulers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kshatriya is the second Varna within the social hierarchy. The Brahmin and the Kshatriya make up the upper castes, 20 percent of India’s population is within this category. The Kshatriya constitutes the ruling and military elite, the warriors.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Aryan society kshatriyas were the warriors or soldiers. They are the second highest in ritual status of the four varnas, other being Brahmins, Vaishyas and Shudras. Traditionally, the kshatriya constituted the ruling and military elite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kshatriya (Hindi: ) (from Sanskrit kṣatra, “rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The group of warriors who claimed the Kshatriya caste status was called the Rajputs.