1s maurya caste a schedule caste?
maurya caste decended from shakya. shakya as per puranas, as Ikshvaku. THis will make maurya caste kshatriya. However, it is also included in OBC list
Ashok belongs to Kurubas
Basit caste is not schedule caste, so to remove its identity as schedule caste they are now called vashisht rajput.
no schedule caste & general caste
Yes, chauhan can belong to schedule caste . I have seen many such chauhans who come under schedule caste.
Koeri is a caste mainly known in eastern UP and Bihar. This is a caste which is originated from Maurya vansh, as known during Maurya dynasty. After the Kalinga war, Smart Ashoka Maurya decided no further war. After that many soldiers were unemployed and subsequently they had chosen agriculture (mainly vegetables) as there profession. The land use for the growth of vegetables is known as KORARD in local language in the region. Thus, koeri's are maurya in the Indian caste system.
No they are not
OBC
schedule caste
some maurya belongs to Rajput clans and some are from jatt clan visit jatland.com for more info
No Kushwaha is not at all a schedule caste.
Maurya caste is related to ancient Shakya Khatriya clan. Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusar and Ashok were some Famous emperors of this caste. They were follower of Shakyamuni Budhha. But they were not rajputs. at that time rajput was in existence. rajputs came in existence in seventh century AD. Mauryas were not Rajputs.Mauryas and Shakyas were fiercest warriors and hence greatest in the age of Jainism and Buddhism.