Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c13.4

c13.4

The caste of a particular individual came to be generally determined by his calling, though the calling might with equal truth be said to depend on the community to which he belonged. Thus there were in the Vijayanagar empire as many castes as there were professions. Even so, certain communities were divided into minor sects. For example the artisans were divided into five classes each pursuing a particular profession.