Kshatriya (Sanskrit: क्षत्रिय, romanized: Kṣatriya) (from Sanskrit kṣatra, "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders)...

when Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, the fourth Nawab of Awadh, attempted to grant the kshatriya title of Raja to a group of influential landed Ayodhya Kurmis, he was...

Kshatriya (transl. Warriors) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and co-written by J. P. Dutta. It features an ensemble cast of Sunil...

Swadhin Kshatriya was the Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra and senior most Civil service IAS officer in Maharashtra. He was appointed to organize...

The Samantha Kshatriya are a community of Kerala, India. They were historically ruling elites and feudal aristocrats in the Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom...

notes that South Indian society traditionally recognised neither the Kshatriya (warrior) nor Vaishya (merchant) varnas, being divided instead between...

Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to any of the several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the mythical Nāgas. Along...

Kshatriyas and would-be Kshatriyas: a consideration of the claims of certain Hindu castes to rank with the Rájputs, the descendants of the ancient Kshatriyas...

they argue confers kshatriya status upon them, and effort has been invested in recasting the group narrative to emphasise kshatriya-like valour, however...

Maratha, not a Kshatriya. They noted that Shivaji had never had a sacred thread ceremony, and did not wear the thread, such as a kshatriya would. Shivaji...

"locally dominant landed gentry", claims Kshatriya status in the varna system despite there being "no real Kshatriya varna" in the Andhra region. Raju is...

to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. The Kshatriya class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what...

Balinese Kshatriya is a Hindu Kshatriya community that exists on the island of Bali in Indonesia. During the second half of the sixth century, Bali had...

Bhanga Kshatriya(1891), from Bratya/Bhanga Kshatriya· to Rajbanshi Kshatriya (1901,1911,1921 A.D.) and from Rajbanshi Kshatriya to only Kshatriya."(Adhikary...

Roman Catholic Kshatriyas (also simply Cxatrias in Romi Konkani, Indo-Portuguese & Indian English) are a modern Christianised caste among Goan, Bombay...

Javanese Kshatriya were a Hindu Kshatriya community which originally existed in the island of Java in Indonesia. According to the ancient Hindu law, the...

Gurjar Kshatriya are a Hindu community mostly in Gujarat and Maharashtra. They are artisan community, occupation is masonry work. They are found in Saurashtra...

Indian politician and a member of the Lok Sabha twice. He founded Shri Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh, an organisation for young Rajputs. Previously he was a Member...

his own backward Rajbanshi community.[citation needed] He established a Kshatriya Sabhā (caste association) to instill Brahminical values and practices...

the Rajputs originated when these invaders were assimilated into the Kshatriya category during the 6th or 7th century, following the collapse of the...

The Ningthouja dynasty, also known as Mangang dynasty, comprises the descendants of the kings of Manipur. Ningthouja literally means progeny of King (Ningthou...

is a Punjabi form of the word Kshatriya. Peter Hardy and A. R. Desai also agree that Khatri is derived from Kshatriya. Despite the etymology, Hardy says...

Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of the Kshatriyas varna, or warrior–ruling varna (Social Class) mentioned in the ancient...

Aguri (Bengali: আগুরী), also known as Ugra Kshatriya (Bengali: উগ্র ক্ষত্রিয়), is a Bengali Hindu agricultural caste or community found in the districts...

Traditionally, they are a peasant militia caste who claim themselves to be of Kshatriya status considering their quasi-martial background, but they were considered...

The Ahirwar, or Aharwar are Dalit members of a north Indian caste categorised among the Scheduled Castes of Chamar. Predominantly are members of the Scheduled...

The Swarnkar (alternately, Soni, Sonar or Sonaro) is a Kshatriya caste in India. Swarnkar is a hindu suryavanshi and chandravanshi caste in India. The...

dynasty, the Solar dynasty comprises one of the main lineages of the Kshatriya varna in Hinduism. According to the Jain literature, the first Tirthankara...

numerous Scheduled castes of West Bengal. Bagdis claim themselves as 'Barga Kshatriya'. J.N Bhattacharya described the Bagdis as an aboriginal tribe, who were...

The Rishivansh is a branch of Kshatriyas (Rajputs). They are believed to be descendants of a Kshatriya father and a Brahmin mother.[citation needed] When...