▁ 1 0 th ▁centuries . ▁Their ▁reg al ▁capital ▁was ▁Many akh eta ▁in ▁Gul b arga ▁district , ▁K arn ata ka ▁state , ▁India . ▁The ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁society ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁reflected ▁the ▁emer ging ▁religious , ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁develop ments ▁of ▁those ▁times . ▁ ▁Society ▁ ▁Information ▁regarding ▁social ▁life , ▁the ▁cas te ▁system , ▁life ▁style ▁ ▁and ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁during ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁times ▁comes ▁from ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁notes ▁of ▁Greek ▁and ▁Arab ▁trav ellers ▁to ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁These ▁sources ▁provide ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁H indu ▁cas te ▁system ▁was ▁w ides p read . ▁Chron icles ▁mention ▁more ▁cast es ▁than ▁the ▁four ▁basic ▁cast es ▁in ▁the ▁H indu ▁social ▁system ▁known ▁today , ▁some ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁seven ▁cast es . ▁One ▁trav eller ' s ▁account ▁mentions ▁six teen ▁cast es ▁including ▁the ▁four ▁basic ▁cast es ▁of ▁Bra hm ins , ▁K sh atri ya , ▁Va ish ya ▁and ▁Ch andal as . ▁One ▁cas te ▁known ▁as ▁Zak aya ▁or ▁L ah ud ▁consisted ▁of ▁people ▁belonging ▁to ▁communities ▁special ising ▁in ▁dance ▁and ▁ac ro bat ics . ▁Inter c aste ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁un common ▁except ▁between ▁highly ▁placed ▁K sh atri ya ▁girls ▁and ▁Bra h min ▁boys . ▁People ▁belonging ▁to ▁such ▁prof essions ▁as ▁sail ing , ▁hunting , ▁we aving , ▁c ob bl ery , ▁basket