>>21825589>The Vijayanagaras were so religious that they donated tons of gold to the Tirumala TempleThe Emperors donated to and employed Muslims too. Royalty were expected to patronise all the religions, especially temples with extra importance.
>really think arrogant kings would accept a system of hierarchy where they are placed below a bunch of priestsOf course arrogant kings wouldn't accept a "system of hierarchy" they misunderstand. but what is written in scripture can't be changed, and the kings never claimed to be Kshatriyas either. The Reddies, much like many other landowning castes, completely shifted tact against Brahmins and started oppressing them during the colonial era. Before that, nobody considered Brahmins as oppressors. The landowning castes misused scripture to label themselves "Kshatriyas" in the British census, and also their newly acquired slaves as
Having the right understand of scripture isn't being a "religious nut." Concepts like Varna are eternal, they have no relevance to the fake "oppressor-oppressed" dynamic that changes every 100 years. There was Varnashrama during the Satya Yuga and there was clearly no such thing as oppressed and oppressor back then.
No man of religion, regardless of caste, would accept any random person claiming the title of Kshatriya as and when they please. Who is comparable to actual Kshatriyas like Rama, Arjuna, Bhishma, etc.. etc? You're trying to tell me that these land grabbing Reddies have the Adhikaram to claim that title?
