Kshatriya
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Kshatriya is the traditional warrior and ruler class in the ancient Indian varna system, historically associated with kingship, military duty, and governance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kshatriya canonical | 9 |
| Kshatriya (Kshatriya) | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu social category
ⓘ
social class ⓘ varna ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
honor in battle ⓘ just war ⓘ protection of dharma ⓘ rajdharma ⓘ |
| comesAfter | Brahmin ⓘ |
| comesBefore |
Vaishya varna
ⓘ
surface form:
Vaishya
|
| culturalContext |
ancient India
ⓘ
Classical period of ancient India ⓘ
surface form:
classical India
|
| etymologyFrom | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
dominion
ⓘ
rule ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | kṣatra ⓘ |
| femaleDesignation | Kshatriyani ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Kshatriya
self-link
ⓘ
Kshatriya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kshatriya (Kshatriya)
|
| hasFamousExamples |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Cholas
Gupta Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Gupta dynasty
Ikshvaku dynasty ⓘ Kauravas ⓘ Kuru dynasty ⓘ Maratha ⓘ
surface form:
Marathas
Maurya Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maurya dynasty
Pandavas ⓘ Pandya dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Pandyas
Rajputs ⓘ Vijayanagara rulers ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm |
Kshatriya female
ⓘ
Kshatriya male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
governing class
ⓘ
ruler class ⓘ warrior class ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDuty |
administration
ⓘ
governance ⓘ kingship ⓘ maintenance of law and order ⓘ military duty ⓘ protection of society ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
collection of revenue
ⓘ
defense of kingdom ⓘ expansion of territory ⓘ maintenance of social order ⓘ patronage of Brahmins ⓘ patronage of temples ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Manusmriti ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ |
| partOf |
traditional Hindu social order
ⓘ
varna system ⓘ |
| rankInVarnaSystem | second ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hindu kingship
ⓘ
caste system in India ⓘ varna dharma ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
administration of justice
ⓘ
statecraft ⓘ tax collection ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| traditionalProhibition |
engaging in priestly rituals as primary occupation
ⓘ
pursuing trade as primary occupation ⓘ |
| traditionalVirtue |
courage
ⓘ
leadership ⓘ martial skill ⓘ protection of subjects ⓘ valor ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kshatriya (Kshatriya)