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In the Hindu varna system, Brahmakshatriya may refer to a Brahmin who pursues royalty, and hence concurrently adopts the Kshatriya varna.^[1]^[2]

Progeny of Brahmin father and Kshatriya mother.^[3]

Brahmakshatriya dynasties

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Sena Dynasty: The founder of the Sena rule was Samantasena who described himself as a Brahma-Kshatriya of Karnataka (Karnataka).^[4]^[5] He stated that he fought the outlaws of Karnataka and later turned into an ascetic. The inscriptions of the Sena kings mention them as Brahma-Kshatriyas (Brahmins who ruled as Kshatriyas) or Kshatriyas.^[6]

In Kerala

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In Kerala, only the sons of a Nambuthiri father and a Kshatriya mother were recognized as Brahmakshatriya by the Nambuthiri Brahmins, while the son of a Brahmakshatriya father and a non-Kshatriya mother was regarded as non-Kshatriya. The Nambudiri Brahmins and Samantha Arasu BallalasofKasaragod are examples of Brahmkshatriyas by descent, while the Nambiathiri and Nambidi sect of Nambudiri Brahmins are Brahmkshatriyas by adopting a martial tradition.^[7]

In Gujarat

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In Gujarat, the Brahmakshatriyas as a community exists that bears cross caste identity.^[8] They are generally considered as a writer caste.^[9]^[10]

References

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^ MAJUMDAR, R. C. (1971). HISTORY OF ANCIENT BENGAL. G. BHARADWAJ , CALCUTTA. p. 220.

^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.

^ Sagar, Krishna Chandra (2002). An Era of peace. Northern book centre. p. 74. ISBN 978-81-7211-121-2.

^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.

^ Das, Sitanshu (1999). Indian Nationalism: Study in Evolution. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81. ISBN 9788124106204.

^ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. University of California Press. p. 60. ISBN 9780520025691.

^ Under the Bo Tree. University of California Press. 1967. pp. 371–. ISBN 9780520020542. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

^ Dinnell, Darry (2021-04-01). "Review of The Other Rāma: Matricide and Genocide in the Mythology of Paraśurāma". Journal of Dharma Studies. 4 (1): 155–157. doi:10.1007/s42240-021-00095-1. ISSN 2522-0934. S2CID 233676041.

^ Isaka, Riho (2002-04-01). "Language and dominance: The debates over the Gujarati language in the late nineteenth century". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 25 (1): 1–19. doi:10.1080/00856400208723463. ISSN 0085-6401. S2CID 144468128.

^ Shah, A.M. (210). The Structure of Indian Society: then and now. Routledge. p. 175.

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