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kShatriya rulers

Quite a few dynasties claimed kShatriya status. See kShatriya page for details.

Non-kShatriya rulers

  • A huge number of non-kShatriya ruling classes in the past 2500 years.
  • Alleged shudra-origin dynasties like: maurya-s, nairs of keraLa (samAnta xatriyatA), marATha feudatories (including shivaji’s bhonsle-s, scindiya-s, holkar-s), choLa-s.
  • brAhmaNa-origin ruling dynasties like: suga-s, peshva-s, kadamba-s.