HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Brahmana (priests) and Shudra (laborers)
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Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers
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Brahmana (priests), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers)
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Brahmana (priests), Kshatriya (the warriors), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers)
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The varnas have been known since a hymn in the Rigveda (the oldest surviving Indian text) that portrays the Brahman (priest), the Kshatriya (noble), the Vaishya (commoner), and the Shudra (servant) issued forth at creation from the mouth, arms, thighs, and feet of the primeval person (purusha).
Detailed explanation-3: -Most typical and best known of these groups are the Rajputs, who once formed the many princely houses of Rajasthan (former Rajputana) and neighboring areas. Of course, today most Kshatriyas are landowners or follow urban professions.
Detailed explanation-4: -These four castes are the Brahmins (priests, teachers), Kshatriyas (rulers, warriors), Vaishyas (landowners, merchants) and Sudras (servants), and the 5th group is the group of the untouchables, called Dalits.
Detailed explanation-5: -Warriors and nobility were called Kshatriyas. Merchants and producers were called Vaishyas.