Twilight of the Sultanate c17.s4.9

c17.s4.9

Another influential and respected caste was that of the Kshatriyas. The higher among the Kshatriyas were Rajas, their nobles and high officials. The lower among them were enrolled in the army. Their's was the profession of warriors; they mostly joined the army of the Hindu Rajas. Kshatriyas seem to have enjoyed all rights of citizenship and could hardly brook an insult. They dressed in white,⁵¹ rode on horses and bore themselves with dignity and pride. Howsoever much their bearing might have been resented by the ruling class,⁵² they could not be completely suppressed. Besides soldiering they took to other professions also and became artisans and craftsmen and agriculturalists.