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About the *Adhirāja* it is stated that he must belong to the solar or the lunar race.⁸ The kings of these races are Kshatriya by caste. Nothing is specified regarding the caste or castes of the other classes of kings. But the *Prāhāraka* is expressly stated to be born in a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaiśya, or Śūdra family.⁹ This state of things points to a time when the Śūdras were also recognised as kings.