The kshatriyas--royalties, nobles, warlords and warriors--formed a governing elite and authorities, and other social classes included brahmins (priests), artisans such as wood and stone masons and textile weavers, traders and slaves.
The kshatriyas--royalties, nobles, warlords, soldiers and warriors--formed a governing elite and authorities. Other social classes included brahmins (priests), artisans such as carpenters and stone masons, potters, metalworkers, goldsmiths and textile weavers, also traders and slaves.