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The Brahmins were also consulted in the transmission, development and maintenance of law and justice system outside India. [77] Hindu Dharmasastras , particularly Manusmriti written by the Prajapati Manu, states Anthony Reid, [ 78 ] were "greatly honored in Burma (Myanmar), Siam (Thailand), Cambodia and Java-Bali (Indonesia) as the defining ...
English: Percentage of Brahmins in each Indian state. The trend is more pronounced towards Northwest India, especially HP and Uttarakhand. Based on four surveys done by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
Gaur Brahmins are most numerous in the western half of Northern India, particularly in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and western parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, but a significant number are present in other northern states of India also. [3] Brahmins, mostly Gaurs, have a significant population in Delhi, around 12% - 14%, larger ...
Bhor State, a 9 gun salute princely state ruled by Deshasthas Brahmins; Chaube Jagirs were a group of five feudatory princely states of central India during the period of the British Raj, which were ruled by different branches of Brahmin families. Darbhanga Raj of Mithila, Bihar - ruled by Maithil Brahmins
Saraswats Brahmins are classified under the Pancha Gauda Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. [3]In Western and South India, along with the Chitpavan, Karhades (including Padhyes, Bhatt Prabhus), and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have a regional significance in ...
According to an oral tradition, some Mohyal Brahmins helped Imam Hussain in the Battle of Karbala; these Mohyal Brahmins are called Hussaini Brahmins. [3] Prior to the Partition of India , Mohyal Brahmins lived primarily in the western Punjab , including present-day Hazara division and the Pir Panjal regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Jammu and ...
Brahmin communities of India (17 C, 12 P) N. Brahmin communities of Nepal (2 P) S. Saurashtra Brahmins (1 P) T. Tamil Brahmins (14 P) Pages in category "Brahmin ...
Rajpurohit is a Brahmin community, who as a rule, did not provide Brahminical services as expected with the caste duties of Brahmins. Their ancestors are Brahmins, mostly notable Rishis of different sub castes such as Gaur, Paliwal Gaur, Khandelwal, Pushkarna, Nagar, Pareek, Dadheech and Bias but majority of them has Gaur lineage.