Javanese Kshatriya
Javanese Kshatriya were a
Hindu Kshatriya community which originally existed in the island of Java in Indonesia. According to the ancient Hindu law, the Kshatriyas have the exclusive right to bear arms in order to defend the country. Indigenous Kshatriya communities currently exist in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam as well as in the island of Bali in Indonesia.[1]
Most prominent of the Kshatriya clans in Java were those located in better source needed]
Javanese Kshatriyas were popularly known as K'bo or Mahisa (meaning buffalo) and Rangga to indicate their strength.better source needed]
The Javanese Kshatriyas became extinct during the early 17th century as a result of constant warfare with political rivals after the decline of
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See also
References
- ^ a b Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Straits Branch; Reinhold Rost (1887). Miscellaneous papers relating to Indo-China: reprinted for the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from Dalrymple's "Oriental Repertory," and the "Asiatic Researches" and "Journal" of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Trübner & Co. pp. 158–160. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ a b Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Straits Branch; Reinhold Rost (1887). Miscellaneous papers relating to Indo-China: reprinted for the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from Dalrymple's "Oriental Repertory," and the "Asiatic Researches" and "Journal" of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Trübner & Co. p. 159. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Rudolf Th. A. Friederich (1959). The civilization and culture of Bali. Susil Gupta (India). p. 111. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Straits Branch; Reinhold Rost (1887). Miscellaneous papers relating to Indo-China: reprinted for the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from Dalrymple's "Oriental Repertory," and the "Asiatic Researches" and "Journal" of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Trübner & Co. p. 160. Retrieved 15 May 2011.