[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933) › c17.s2.8 # History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s2.8 History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s2.8 - **Language:** English ### [c17.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.8) 174. The Pallavas who turned the South into a sacred Hindu-land were Brahmins, who, as they proudly say in their inscriptions, raised their position by their austere political deeds and became Kshatriyas. - [Previous: c17.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.7) - [Next: c17.s2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.9) - [Up: c17.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.8) · Pramāṇa