[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v1.c16.398 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.398 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.398 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.398) ³ In this connection compare the title \*Brahma-Kṣatra\* applied to Rāma son of Jamadagni in the epics and the Purāṇas. He was so called because “though a Brāhmaṇ, he is generally spoken of as virtually a Kṣatriya,” combining the characteristics of both. Similarly the Kṣatriyas who became Brahmans were designated \*Kṣatropetā-dvijātayaḥ\*; see Pargiter, \*Indian Historical Tradition\*, London, 1922, pp. 199, 243-52. - [Previous: v1.c16.397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.397) - [Next: v1.c16.399](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.399) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.398) · Pramāṇa