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Kshatriyaor KsatriyaIn Hindu India, the second-highest of the four varnas, or social classes, traditionally the military or ruling class. In ancient times before the caste system was completely defined, they were considered first in rank, placed higher than the Brahmans, or priestly class. The legend that they were degraded by an incarnation of Vishnu as a punishment for their tyranny may reflect a historical struggle for supremacy between priests and rulers. In modern times the Kshatriya varna includes members from a variety of castes, united by their status in government or the military or their land ownership. |
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5) As a result, according to former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, since Vietnam, "We have created a separate military caste. Alba was born to the military caste of the high nobility, and his skills were best suited to wartime. We have inadvertently developed a professional military caste. |
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