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Brahmanas regarded outsiders like the Shakas as:

ANishadas
BShudra men
CVanik men
DMlechchhas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mlechchhas
1. Yet Rudradaman's inscription is in Sanskrit. 2. Shakas were called mlechchhas. 3. Powerful outsiders knew Sanskritic traditions. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class._
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