Varna and jati in Classical and Early Medieval India (c. 300 BCE–1200 CE)

1. Dharmasūtra literature frames varṇa duties

   Jan 1, 450 BCELabels: Dharmas tra

   • Dharma stra
   • pastamba

2. Āpastamba Dharmasūtra emphasizes custom in dharma

   Jan 1, 400 BCELabels: pastamba Dharmas

   • pastamba
   • Dharma stra

3. Gautama Dharmasūtra systematizes varṇa-linked rules

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: Gautama Dharmas

   • Gautama
   • Dharma stra

4. Aśokan edicts publicize state “Dharma” messaging

   Jan 1, 250 BCELabels: A okan

   • A oka Edicts
   • Br hm

5. Early Sanskrit epigraphy expands written public culture

   Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Sanskrit epigraphy

   • Hathibada Ghosundi
   • Br hm

6. Hathigumpha inscription reflects early historic social landscape

   Jan 1, 50 BCELabels: Hathigumpha inscription

   • Hathigumpha

7. Manusmṛti articulates a detailed varṇa-āśrama ideal

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Manusm ti

   • Manusm ti
   • Philopedia

8. Matsya Purāṇa begins compiling encyclopedic dharma material

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Matsya Pur

   • Matsya Pur a

9. Yājñavalkya Smṛti refines Dharmaśāstra legal reasoning

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Y j

   • Y j avalkya
   • Dharma stra

10. Gupta-era inscriptions document elite patronage patterns

    Jan 1, 408Labels: Gupta inscriptions

    • Gadhwa Inscriptions

11. Aihole inscription exemplifies early medieval Sanskrit court culture

    Jan 1, 634Labels: Aihole inscription

    • Aihole

12. Nidhanpur copperplates record large-scale Brahmin land grants

    Jan 1, 650Labels: Nidhanpur copperplates

    • Nidhanpur Plates

13. Medhātithi’s Manu commentary anchors later interpretation

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Medh tithi

    • Manusm ti
    • Medh tithi

14. Dharmaśāstra commentary tradition expands across regions

    Jan 1, 1050Labels: Dharma stra

    • Dharma stra