Mahishya
Bengali Hindu predominantly agrarian caste / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste,[1][2] and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal.[3] Mahisyas were, and still are, extremely diverse caste consisting of all possible classes in terms of material conditions and ranks.[4][5]
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Presidency Division (included Khulna Division then) • Burdwan Division (incl. Medinipur Division) • Rajshahi Division (incl. Malda Division) • Dhaka Division | ~2.38 million (around a quarter of province's Hindu population c. 1931) |
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Bengali | |
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Hinduism |
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