Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Which of the following rulers claimed to be Brahmanas and also claimed to uphold the four fold Varna order at the same time?

Options:

Sakas

Kushana

Satvahanas

Rashtrakutas

Correct Answer:

Satvahanas

Explanation:

The Satvahanas claimed to be Brahmanas, whereas according to the Brahmanas, kings ought to have been Kshatriyas. They claimed to uphold the fourfold Varna order, but entered into marriage alliances with people who were supposed to be excluded from the system. And, as we have seen, they practised endogamy instead of the exogamous system recommended in the Brahmanical texts.