Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c18.t1.13
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c18.t1.13
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¹ The Eighteen Castes or samayas, we admit, may have been only conventional divisions. On the other hand, they may also refer to religious orders. Cf. Lākulāgama samaya mentioned in a record dated A.D. 1177. E. C. V, Ak. 62, p. 135.