Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . - burn up the hater of theBrahmas. Such was the origin of theBrahmanical caste, highest in rank ofthe four in which Indian society isdivided. In the age of conquest, when theAryan immigrants were making theirway by war from the valley of the Industo the valley of the Ganges, the success-ful chieftain was next in honor to himwho chanted the praises of the gods and prayed for victory. Around each chief-tain would gather a certain
Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . - burn up the hater of theBrahmas. Such was the origin of theBrahmanical caste, highest in rank ofthe four in which Indian society isdivided. In the age of conquest, when theAryan immigrants were making theirway by war from the valley of the Industo the valley of the Ganges, the success-ful chieftain was next in honor to himwho chanted the praises of the gods and prayed for victory. Around each chief-tain would gather a certain number whodevoted themselves espe- ^ Development of cially to war. Such leaders the Kshatriyas,took the better portions of °^ ^^^ ^the land and soon established themselvesapart from the body of the tribes as anindependent class. They were known Rise and as-cendency of lo^Vy as Kshatriyas, or companions of theking, and they presently constituted thesecond caste in the system of India. The weaker portions of the immigranttribes settled on the soil and became hus-bandmen. They received vaisyas, or ,1 r TT • *people, con- the name of Vaisyas, signi- gtitutethe thirdfying simply the people. the adventurous spirit requi- The modern name of the Kshatriyas is Rajputs. 678 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. site for war, they chose to arrange them-selves in secluded places and villagecommunities, where safety was the chiefconsideration. Whoever in the chaos ofa half-barbarous age chooses safety,chooses subordination. The class ofhusbandmen became subordinate to theKshatriyas, as the latter were in somesense inferior to the Brahmans. Caste always implies a conquered as
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