s ▁who ▁were ▁similarly ▁eg al itar ian ▁and ▁sp urn ed ▁the ▁K sh atri ya ▁rank . ▁Anyone , ▁regardless ▁of ▁birth , ▁could ▁ac quire ▁the ▁n ay aka ▁title ▁to ▁denote ▁war rior ▁status , ▁and ▁this ▁they ▁did . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁little ▁evidence ▁that ▁K ak ati ya ▁society ▁paid ▁much ▁regard ▁to ▁cas te ▁ident ities , ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁j ā ti . ▁Although ▁occupation ▁does ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁design ator ▁of ▁social ▁position , ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁suggest ▁that ▁people ▁were ▁not ▁bound ▁to ▁an ▁occupation ▁by ▁birth . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁became ▁more ▁settled ▁in ▁ge ographic ▁terms . ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁pe asant ▁class ▁sub sum ed ▁many ▁trib al ▁people ▁who ▁previously ▁had ▁been ▁nom adic . ▁ ▁The ▁ne x us ▁of ▁politics ▁and ▁military ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁era , ▁and ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁pe as ants ▁into ▁the ▁military ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁war rior ▁class , ▁to ▁develop ▁social ▁mob ility ▁and ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ▁into ▁areas ▁of ▁its ▁kingdom ▁that ▁previously ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁un touch ed . ▁The ▁K ak ati ya ▁k ings , ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁last ▁two , ▁encourag ed ▁an ▁eg al itar ian ▁eth os . ▁The ▁ent rench ed ▁land ed ▁nob ility ▁that ▁had ▁existed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁dynast y ▁found ▁its ▁power ▁to