- In the Hindu varna system, Brahmakshatriya may refer to a Brahmin who pursues royalty, and hence concurrently adopts the Kshatriya varna.[1][2]
Brahmakshatriya dynasties
- Sena Dynasty: The founder of the Sena rule was Samantasena who described himself as a Brahma-Kshatriya of Karnataka (Karnataka).[3][4] He stated that he fought the outlaws of Karnataka and later turned into an ascetic. The inscriptions of the Sena kings mention them as Brahma-Kshatriyas (Brahmins who ruled as Kshatriyas) or Kshatriyas.[5]
In Kerala
In Kerala, only the sons of a Nambuthiri father and a Kshatriya mother were recognized as Brahmakshatriya by the Nambuthiri Brahmins, while the son of a Brahmakshatriya father and a non-Kshatriya mother was regarded as non-Kshatriya. The Nambudiri Brahmins and Samantha Arasu Ballalas of Kasaragod are examples of Brahmkshatriyas by descent, while the Nambiathiri and Nambidi sect of Nambudiri Brahmins are Brahmkshatriyas by adopting a martial tradition.[6]
In Gujarat
In Gujarat, the Brahmakshatriyas as a community exists that bears cross caste identity.[7] They are generally considered as a writer caste.[8][9]
References
- ↑ HISTORY OF ANCIENT BENGAL{{#if:MAJUMDAR|, MAJUMDAR}. G. BHARADWAJ , CALCUTTA(1971)
- ↑ Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections{{#if:Paniker|, Paniker}. Sahitya Akademi(1997). ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5
- ↑ Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1997). ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5
- ↑ Indian Nationalism: Study in Evolution{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Har-Anand Publications(1999). ISBN 9788124106204
- ↑ Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(January 1976). ISBN 9780520025691
- ↑ Under the Bo Tree{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of California Press(1967). ISBN 9780520020542
- ↑ Review of The Other Rāma: Matricide and Genocide in the Mythology of Paraśurāma. Journal of Dharma Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ Language and dominance: The debates over the Gujarati language in the late nineteenth century. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ The Structure of Indian Society: then and now{{#if:Shah|, Shah}. Routledge(210)