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[[Brahmin|Brahmins]] make up one of the four [[Varna (Hinduism)|varnas]] (social classes) within traditional Hindu society. The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood, and the performing of rite of passage rituals. There have also been Brahmins [[Monarch|rulers]], [[zamindar]]s and holders of other administrative posts.<ref name="Banu1992p22">{{cite book |author=U. A. B. Razia Akter Banu |year=1992 |title=Islam in Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyzqATEDPSgC&pg=PA22 |publisher=E. J. Brill |page=22 |isbn=90-04-09497-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Idea of Nation and Its Future in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CElDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA219|page=219|author=Shibani Kinkar Chaube|date = 26 October 2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn = 9781315414324|accessdate=26 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=efaOR_-YsIcC|author=Patrick Olivelle|date = 13 July 2006|page=151|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn = 9780199775071|accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Dynasties ==<br />
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* [[Aryacakravarti dynasty]] of the [[Jaffna kingdom]] in Sri Lanka, founded by a [[Tamil Brahmin]] family from Rameswaram.<br />
* [[Brahmin dynasty of Sindh]], founded by [[Chach of Aror|Chach of Alor]], later ruled by [[Chandar of Sindh]] and [[Dahir of Aror]].<br />
* [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba Dynasty]] (345–525 CE), dynasty that ruled [[North Karnataka|northern Karnataka]] and the [[Konkan]] from [[Banavasi]] in present-day [[Uttara Kannada]] district.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pruthi |first=R. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rC1bJcd-MDUC&dq=Kadamba+Dynasty+brahmin&pg=PA228 |title=Indian Caste System |date=2004 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7141-847-3 |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[BP:NOTRS]]).|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Kanva dynasty|Kanva Dynasty]], replaced the [[Shunga Empire]] in Magadha and ruled in the eastern regions of India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chaurasia |first=Radhey Shyam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmsQQ2smXIC&dq=kanva+dynasty&pg=PA132 |title=History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. |date=May 2002 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0027-5 |language=en}}</ref><br />
* [[Oiniwar dynasty]], based in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] were [[Maithil Brahmins]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Ugra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V0xmAAAAMAAJ&q=Oiniwar+Dynasty+Brahmin |title=The Genealogies and Genealogists of Mithila: A Study of the Panji and the Panjikars |date=1980 |publisher=Kishor Vidya Niketan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPcZAAAAIAAJ&q=Oiniwar+Dynasty+Brahmin |title=The Eastern Anthropologist |date=1966 |publisher=Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[BP:NOTRS]]).|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Parivrajaka dynasty]], ruled parts of central India during the 5th and 6th centuries. The kings of this dynasty bore the title Maharaja, and probably ruled as feudatories of the [[Gupta Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goyal |first=Shankar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCcwAQAAIAAJ&q=Parivrajaka+Dynasty+brahmin |title=India's ancient past |date=2004-01-01 |publisher=Book Enclave |isbn=9788181520012 |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[BP:NOTRS]]).|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Patwardhan dynasty]], Indian dynasty established by a [[Chitpavan Brahmins|Chitpavan Brahmin]][[Patwardhan]] family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Shunga Empire]], of [[Magadha]] was established by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Lloyd V. J. Ridgeon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TC9TlHTe0xUC |title=Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present |publisher=Psychology Press |year=2003 |isbn=9780415297967 |page=18}}</ref><br />
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== Princely states and zamindari estates ==<br />
* [[Arni jagir]] of [[Madras Presidency]], ruled by [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha Brahmins]].{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Aundh State]], ruled by Deshasthas Brahmins.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Banaili|Banaili Estate]] of [[Bihar]], ruled by [[Maithil Brahmin]]s.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Bhawal Estate]] of [[Bengal]], ruled by Shrotriya Brahmins.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Bhor State]], a [[9-gun salute]] princely state ruled by Deshasthas Brahmins.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Chaube Jagirs]], a group of five feudatory princely states of central India during the period of the British Raj, which were ruled by different branches of Brahmin families.<br />
* [[Raj Darbhanga|Darbhanga Raj]] of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]], Bihar, ruled by Maithil Brahmins.<br />
* [[Dighapatia Raj]] of Bengal, ruled by a [[Varendra]] Brahmin family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Gaurihar State]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], ruled by a Deshastha Brahmin family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Jalaun State]] of [[Bundelkhand]], ruled by a Deshastha Brahmin family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Jamkhandi State]], ruled by a Chitpavan Brahmin family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Jhansi State]], ruled by the [[Newalkar|Newalkars]] ([[Karhade Brahmin|Karhades Brahmins]]).<br />
* [[Kurundvad Senior]] and [[Kurundvad Junior]], princely states ruled by the [[Patwardhan]] clan of Chitpavan Brahmins.<br />
* [[Miraj Junior]] and [[Miraj Senior]], princely states ruled by Chitpavan Brahmins.<br />
* [[Nadia Raj]] of Bengal, ruled by the [[Roy]] or Ray lineage ([[Kulin Brahmin]]s).<br />
* [[Natore Raj]] of Bengal, ruled by the Roy lineage ([[Maitra|Varendra Brahmins]]).<ref>{{cite book |author=U. A. B. Razia Akter Banu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyzqATEDPSgC&pg=PA21 |title=Islam in Bangladesh |publisher=E. J. Brill |year=1992 |isbn=90-04-09497-0 |page=21}}</ref><br />
* [[Rajshahi Raj]] of [[Bengal]], ruled by the [[Maitra|Moitra]] family ([[Varendra]] Brahmins).<br />
* [[Ramdurg State]], ruled by a Chitpavan Brahmin family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Sangli State]], an [[11-gun salute]] princely state ruled by a Chitpavan Brahmin family.<br />
* [[Vishalgad]] of the [[British Raj]], ruled by the Pant Prathinidhi family ([[Deshastha Brahmin]]s).{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
* [[Yelandur estate]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Kingdom]], ruled by a [[Madhwa Brahmin]] family.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[1st Brahmans]], a military regiment<br />
*[[3rd Brahmans]], a military regiment<br />
*[[Peshwa]]s, rulers of the [[Maratha Confederacy]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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