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shudra

varna (class) in Hinduism, one of four classes
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Summary

shudra is a varna[1]. shudra draws 3,046 Wikipedia views per month (varna category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commons category: Shudra[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shudra castes[4]
  • Facet of: caste system in India[5]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6], Castes and Tribes of Southern India[7]
  • Next higher rank: vaishya[8]

Why It Matters

shudra has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] shudra is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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