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kshatriya

varna in the Indian caste system
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kshatriya

Summary

kshatriya is a varna[1]. kshatriya draws 4,094 Wikipedia views per month (varna category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • kshatriya's instance of is recorded as varna[3].
  • kshatriya's Commons category is recorded as Kshatriya[4].
  • kshatriya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kshatriya[5].
  • kshatriya's facet of is recorded as caste system in India[6].
  • kshatriya's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • kshatriya's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • kshatriya's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • kshatriya's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • kshatriya's native label is recorded as क्षत्रिय[11].
  • kshatriya's next lower rank is recorded as vaishya[12].
  • kshatriya's next higher rank is recorded as Brahmin[13].

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Definition and Type

kshatriya's instance of is recorded as varna[3].

Why It Matters

kshatriya draws 4,094 Wikipedia views per month (varna category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] kshatriya has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] kshatriya is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Next lower rank → vaishya
    Sociomap id → SM254980
    Instance of → varna
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM254980, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
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