HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Valsyas (farmers, crastpeople, merchants), Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Sudras (manual laborers and servants)
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Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Sudras, Valsyas
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Sudras, Valsyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
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Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Valsyas, Sudras
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Detailed explanation-1: -The system of classification, Varna is a system that existed in the Vedic Society that divided the society into four classes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (skilled traders, merchants), and Shudras (unskilled workers).
Detailed explanation-2: -At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and are believed to have come from Brahma’s head. Then came the Kshatriyas, or the warriors and rulers, supposedly from his arms. The third slot went to the Vaishyas, or the traders, who were created from his thighs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditionally, Brahmins are accorded the highest ritual status of the four social classes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first group, Brahmin, occupies the top position in this hierarchy. The second group is Rajanya (later known as Kshatriyas), third is Vaishya. The Shudras come last in the hierarchy according to the Rigveda.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shudra, also spelled Sudra, Sanskrit Śūdra, fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of India, traditionally artisans and labourers.