NCERT Class 12 History: Theme 3 Kinship, Caste and Class Early Societies (C. 600 BCE-600 CE) Part 1

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V.S. Sukthankar in 1919Critical edition of MahabharataWe examine how historians reconstruct social histories
Kinship & Marriage
Families are part of kinfolk
Family ties are natural and based on blood (for some cousin is blood relation and for others it is not)
Marriage
Endogamy
Exogamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Gotra of Women
raja Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani
raja Vasithi-puta (sami-) Siri-Pulumayi
raja Gotami-puta sami-Siri-Yana-Satakani
raja Madhari-puta svami-Sakasena
raja Vasathi-puta Chatarapana-Satakani
raja Hariti-puta Vinhukada
Chutukulanamda-Satakamni
raja Gotami-puta Siri-Vijaya- Satakan
Social Differences
Brahmanas
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Non-Kshatriya kings
Jatis & Social Mobility
Jatis which shared a common occupation or profession were sometimes organised into shrenis or guilds.
Integration & Subordination