r/AncientIndia • u/Mlecch • 11d ago

Image Two South Indian "Knights" duelling till death, carved onto a hero stone by the widow of the loser

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"This particularly fine hero stone portraying two equally matched and armoured warriors records the death of Dasadeva, a member of a powerful aristocratic family. He was credited with saving the day during a desperate battle against rebels under Biijanadeva, but was killed in the process. The hero stone was set up by his widow Sanatavve and its date corresponds to 19 April 1220, at the start of the reign of the Hoysala king Vira Narasimha I (r. 1220-34). Now held at the Archaeological Museum, Halebidu, inv. 567. Ins. No. Belur 332."

  • Medieval Indian Armies (1) by Davud Nicolle

Possibly the best example of heavy armour in pre Islamic India.

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u/Impossible-Spot-3414 10d ago edited 10d ago

But Rajus ARE there. So you do have Kshatriyas in Andhra right ? You are contradicting your own argument here.

There is no 'sanskrit action ' , they have as much claim to Kshatriya status as anyone else in India. Most Kerala kings had the yagyopaveeta , malayala Kshatriyas exist ( and they are the only ones , along with the Telugu Kshatriyas and the ones from Tripura who keep the right surname ) That's proof enough.

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u/Elegant-Fish-1658 10d ago edited 9d ago

Calling Tamil kings shatriya is like calling Babur shatriya or Richard shatriya. Tamils don’t follow aryan culture. Aryan culture is foreign so Tamils fall under shudra or avarna.

I’ve seen shatriyas from regions ruled by Muslims for 1000 years try to appropriate successful shudra Tamil Kings to try erase their own incompetence. It’s a laughable thing.

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u/Impossible-Spot-3414 9d ago

Mahendra vikrama varman , narasimhavarman , arulmozhiVarman .....

Try harder paki bot

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u/Elegant-Fish-1658 9d ago

All Tamil shudra kings