The social structure of the Kakatiya of Warangal is unique in many ways in the history of medieval Andhra. The social milieu and its consequent impact on the social structure of the Kakatiya age. The kings and samantas, at least in principle, protected the varnasrama-dharma. The period witnessed the formation of regional sub castes among brahmanas and vaisyas. The kshatriyas as a class lost their pelf, power and prestige in the political history of medieval Andhra. They became the subordinates of the sudra rulers. The tendency to deviate from the traditional professions by the members of four varnas notice social fragmentation also existed.
Temple, Economy, Kshatriyas, Aristocracy
