Warrior caste

Warrior caste may refer to;

Historical

  • Kshatriya, a member of the military or reigning order, the second-ranking caste of the Indian varna system
  • Samoa's Toa class in the Fa'amatai system, which used a warrior code known as fa'aaloalo (respect) that is still in existence today;
  • Szlachta - the gentry of the Polish Crown and of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • Knights - in their role as the apex fighting force of the Age of Chivalry
  • Spartiate - the warrior-citizen body of ancient Sparta
  • Samurai caste in Japan
  • Eso Ikoyi, war chiefs amongst the Yoruba people
  • Jaguar warriors - an Aztec military élite
  • Gallowglass - medieval Norse-Gaelic mercenaries
  • Maryannu - chariot-mounted nobility in the ancient Middle East
  • Janissary - a member of a class of soldiers in the Ottoman Empire
  • Gurkhas - soldiers from the area of Nepal
  • Equites - Roman knights
  • Streltsy - Muscovite/Russian military class

Fictional

  • Minbari Warrior Caste, in the fictional Babylon 5 universe, the Warrior Caste is one of three castes in Minbari society

See also

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