Kulinism
| Formation | 1158–69 |
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| Founder | Hindu Caste System Rules |
| Purpose | Citizen's Quality Development |
| Headquarters | Bikrampur, Bangladesh |
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Area served | Gaura, Rárh, Banga, Bagdi, Mithila, Kamrupa, Barendra, India, Bangladesh, Nepal |
Official language | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hindi, Maithili |
Head | Ballala Sena
Lakshmana Sena Keshava Sena Vishvarupa Sena Surya Sena Narayana Sena Laksmana Sena ।। Purusatham Sena |
Main organ | Sena Dynasty Rulers |
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Kulinism (
Vaidyas in Bengal.[1][3][6][7] According to texts, King Adisura invited Brahmins (accompanied by Kayasthas) to settle in the region from Kanauj and designated them higher in social status. The texts further state that King Ballal Sena introduced kulinism, designating certain lineages of Brahmins and Kayasthas with higher social status due to superior virtues and practices; This system further extended to Baidya jatis, not associated with Kanauj migration.[1][3] It appears to have started among the Baidyas with attributes like riches, education, good actions, etc., which were standardised by Samajapatis, Kulapanjikaras, and Ghatakus (professional matchmakers who served as the stewards of particular communities' family customs), as suggested by Sircar.[7] Lakshmana Sena, the son and heir of Ballala Sena, is said to have made additional changes and controls to the establishment of kulinism.[1] It is worth noting that the accounts of Kulpanjis in connection to kulinism are viewed with suspicion and have largely been accepted as unhistorical by scholars.[6][7][8]
D.C. Sircar, it may have been Mithila immigrants who partially brought the Kulinism institution to Bengal.[8][7]
Periodic evaluations of jati/kula rankings among dominant Bengali jatis continued by post-Sena potentates until the 19th century, influenced by kulinism and its modifications.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780195698800.
- S2CID 143334093.
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- ISBN 978-0-520-38913-7.
- ISBN 978-93-95624-32-9.
- ^ a b MAJUMDAR, R. C. (1971). HISTORY OF ANCIENT BENGAL. G. BHARADWAJ , CALCUTTA. pp. 475–479.
- ^ a b c d Sircar, Dineschandra (1967). Studies in the Society and Administration of Ancient and Medieval India, Volume 1. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. pp. 27–116.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7017-301-4.
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