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	== History ==		== History ==
	The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]].		The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]]. Ranking second only to the [[Brahmins]], they represent a highly prominent and wealthy caste within Odisha’s social structure.

	East India's political and military landscape was dominated by large Kshatriya landowners called Khandaits. The name Khandayat also appears to have evolved from medieval poetic expressions.		East India's political and military landscape was dominated by large Kshatriya landowners called Khandaits. The name Khandayat also appears to have evolved from medieval poetic expressions.

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	{{Short description\|cultivating caste of Odisha, India}}		{{Short description\|cultivating caste of Odisha, India}}
	'''Khandayat or Khandait''' is a Martial caste from [[Odisha]], [[East India\|East india]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behuria\|first=N. C.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q2EKAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=Orissa State Gazetteer\|date=1990\|publisher=Gazetteers Unit, Department of Revenue, Government of Orissa\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behura\|first=Nab Kishore\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=o6Gz0ZDw7PQC&pg=PA42&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3oe9l8LwAhUUxTgGHcn5An0Q6AEwBXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat&f=false\|title=Family Welfare in India: A Cross-cultural Study\|last2=Mohanty\|first2=Ramesh P.\|date=2005\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-920-3\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Patnaik\|first=Nihar Ranjan\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1AA9W9_4Z9gC&pg=PA155&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy64LzmcLwAhW0V3wKHbfgD5k4FBDoATAIegQIARAD#v=onepage&q=Land%20militia&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa\|date=1997\|publisher=Indus Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7387-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pati\|first=Rabindra Nath\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_5seKkk3GkIC&pg=PA116&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_cj8tc3wAhXfwjgGHahrBtcQ6AEwA3oECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat%20landed%20militia&f=false\|title=Family Planning\|date=2008\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-313-0352-8\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LjQXYzVn_GYC&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Landed+militia\|title=Regional Development Dialogue\|date=2009\|publisher=United Nations Centre for Regional Development.\|language=en}}</ref> They were Rulers, feudal chiefs, military generals, zamindars, large land holders and agriculturalists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhola\|first=Sudhira Chandra\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4eLsAAAAMAAJ&dq=Khandayat+Feudal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=British Economic Policy in Orissa\|date=1990\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Samal\|first=J. K.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NO4xIxxt0kYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jk+samal+economy+history+of+odisha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh6u62usbwAhW3wjgGHQ87DjYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=khandait%20&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa, 1866-1912\|date=1990\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-218-9\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ernst\|first=Waltraud\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&q=biswamoy+pati+khandayats&pg=PA89&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Privileged%20tenure%20holders%20&f=false\|title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism\|last2=Pati\|first2=Biswamoy\|date=2007-10-18\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-11988-2\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bailey\|first=Frederick George\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNHRWtDWsRIC&pg=PA132\|title=Politics and Social Change\|publisher=University of California Press\|year=1970\|page=132}}</ref> Numerically they are the largest caste of the state.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Punjab Journal of Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktksAAAAIAAJ&q=khandayat+largest+caste+in+odisha\|year=1986\|publisher=Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University}}</ref> During British raj, they ruled many tributary states in Odisha.		'''Khandayat or Khandait''' is a Martial caste from [[Odisha]], [[East India\|East india]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behuria\|first=N. C.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q2EKAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=Orissa State Gazetteer\|date=1990\|publisher=Gazetteers Unit, Department of Revenue, Government of Orissa\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behura\|first=Nab Kishore\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=o6Gz0ZDw7PQC&pg=PA42&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3oe9l8LwAhUUxTgGHcn5An0Q6AEwBXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat&f=false\|title=Family Welfare in India: A Cross-cultural Study\|last2=Mohanty\|first2=Ramesh P.\|date=2005\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-920-3\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Patnaik\|first=Nihar Ranjan\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1AA9W9_4Z9gC&pg=PA155&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy64LzmcLwAhW0V3wKHbfgD5k4FBDoATAIegQIARAD#v=onepage&q=Land%20militia&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa\|date=1997\|publisher=Indus Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7387-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pati\|first=Rabindra Nath\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_5seKkk3GkIC&pg=PA116&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_cj8tc3wAhXfwjgGHahrBtcQ6AEwA3oECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat%20landed%20militia&f=false\|title=Family Planning\|date=2008\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-313-0352-8\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LjQXYzVn_GYC&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Landed+militia\|title=Regional Development Dialogue\|date=2009\|publisher=United Nations Centre for Regional Development.\|language=en}}</ref> They were Rulers, feudal chiefs, military generals, zamindars, large land holders and agriculturalists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhola\|first=Sudhira Chandra\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4eLsAAAAMAAJ&dq=Khandayat+Feudal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=British Economic Policy in Orissa\|date=1990\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Samal\|first=J. K.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NO4xIxxt0kYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jk+samal+economy+history+of+odisha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh6u62usbwAhW3wjgGHQ87DjYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=khandait%20&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa, 1866-1912\|date=1990\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-218-9\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ernst\|first=Waltraud\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&q=biswamoy+pati+khandayats&pg=PA89&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Privileged%20tenure%20holders%20&f=false\|title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism\|last2=Pati\|first2=Biswamoy\|date=2007-10-18\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-11988-2\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bailey\|first=Frederick George\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNHRWtDWsRIC&pg=PA132\|title=Politics and Social Change\|publisher=University of California Press\|year=1970\|page=132}}</ref> Numerically they are the largest caste of the state.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Punjab Journal of Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktksAAAAIAAJ&q=khandayat+largest+caste+in+odisha\|year=1986\|publisher=Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University}}</ref> During British raj, they ruled many tributary states in Odisha.

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	Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.		Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.

	During the 10th century and the medieval period, the Khandayats emerged as an important military class in Odisha. They served as the backbone of the armies under the Somavamshi, Eastern Ganga, and later Gajapati rulers. From the 10th century, the Khandayats functioned as an influential warrior and feudal military class in Odisha. Initially, many Khandayat chiefs acted as independent or semi-independent rulers, controlling local territories and maintaining their own armed forces. They served as military generals, feudal chiefs, and commanders of cavalry units, particularly as heads of horse troopers, reflecting their importance in mobile warfare and responsible for defending forts, guarding strategic routes, and maintaining law and order in the countryside. According to K.N. Mohapatra, an eminent historian of Orissa, during the ganga rule in the 11th and 12th centuries Khandayat strategies were established in the surrounding area of Bhubaneswar to protect the Great Temple of Lingaraj.		During the 10th century and the medieval period, the Khandayats emerged as an important military class in Odisha. They served as the backbone of the armies under the Somavamshi, Eastern Ganga, and later Gajapati rulers. From the 10th century, the Khandayats functioned as an influential warrior and feudal military class in Odisha. Initially, many Khandayat chiefs acted as independent or semi-independent rulers, controlling local territories and maintaining their own armed forces.

	The [[Kshatriyas of Odisha\|Kshatriyas]] of Odisha are called [[Khandayats]]. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Utkala. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali. Khandayats are the vedic Kshatriya clans of Eastern India including the 16 janapadas of Arjyabarta , Khandayat clans have their sublineages from different Kshatriya dynasties like (Kuru ,yadu,surjya,Naga) Lineages mentioned in authentic Odia scripts(Madela panjika )12th century old source , Odisha rulling records , Sanandas and Temple shilalekhas(stone scriptures) 700+ years ago.		They served as military generals, feudal chiefs, and commanders of cavalry units, particularly as heads of horse troopers, reflecting their importance in mobile warfare and responsible for defending forts, guarding strategic routes, and maintaining law and order in the countryside. According to K.N. Mohapatra, an eminent historian of Orissa, during the ganga rule in the 11th and 12th centuries Khandayat strategies were established in the surrounding area of Bhubaneswar to protect the Great Temple of Lingaraj.

			The [[Kshatriyas of Odisha\|Kshatriyas]] of Odisha are called [[Khandayats]]. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Utkala. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage).

			The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali. Khandayats are the vedic Kshatriya clans of Eastern India including the 16 janapadas of Arjyabarta , Khandayat clans have their sublineages from different Kshatriya dynasties like (Kuru ,yadu,surjya,Naga) Lineages mentioned in authentic Odia scripts(Madela panjika )12th century old source , Odisha rulling records , Sanandas and Temple shilalekhas(stone scriptures) 700+ years ago.

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]].		The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]].

			East India's political and military landscape was dominated by large Kshatriya landowners called Khandaits. The name Khandayat also appears to have evolved from medieval poetic expressions.

	Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.		Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.

			During the 10th century and the medieval period, the Khandayats emerged as an important military class in Odisha. They served as the backbone of the armies under the Somavamshi, Eastern Ganga, and later Gajapati rulers. From the 10th century, the Khandayats functioned as an influential warrior and feudal military class in Odisha. Initially, many Khandayat chiefs acted as independent or semi-independent rulers, controlling local territories and maintaining their own armed forces. They served as military generals, feudal chiefs, and commanders of cavalry units, particularly as heads of horse troopers, reflecting their importance in mobile warfare and responsible for defending forts, guarding strategic routes, and maintaining law and order in the countryside. According to K.N. Mohapatra, an eminent historian of Orissa, during the ganga rule in the 11th and 12th centuries Khandayat strategies were established in the surrounding area of Bhubaneswar to protect the Great Temple of Lingaraj.

	The [[Kshatriyas of Odisha\|Kshatriyas]] of Odisha are called [[Khandayats]]. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Utkala. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali. Khandayats are the vedic Kshatriya clans of Eastern India including the 16 janapadas of Arjyabarta , Khandayat clans have their sublineages from different Kshatriya dynasties like (Kuru ,yadu,surjya,Naga) Lineages mentioned in authentic Odia scripts(Madela panjika )12th century old source , Odisha rulling records , Sanandas and Temple shilalekhas(stone scriptures) 700+ years ago.		The [[Kshatriyas of Odisha\|Kshatriyas]] of Odisha are called [[Khandayats]]. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Utkala. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali. Khandayats are the vedic Kshatriya clans of Eastern India including the 16 janapadas of Arjyabarta , Khandayat clans have their sublineages from different Kshatriya dynasties like (Kuru ,yadu,surjya,Naga) Lineages mentioned in authentic Odia scripts(Madela panjika )12th century old source , Odisha rulling records , Sanandas and Temple shilalekhas(stone scriptures) 700+ years ago.

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	Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.		Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.

	The Kshatriyas of Odisha are called Khandayats. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of ~~Kalinga~~. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali.		The [[Kshatriyas of Odisha\|Kshatriyas]] of Odisha are called [[Khandayats]]. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Utkala. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali. Khandayats are the vedic Kshatriya clans of Eastern India including the 16 janapadas of Arjyabarta , Khandayat clans have their sublineages from different Kshatriya dynasties like (Kuru ,yadu,surjya,Naga) Lineages mentioned in authentic Odia scripts(Madela panjika )12th century old source , Odisha rulling records , Sanandas and Temple shilalekhas(stone scriptures) 700+ years ago.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]].		The term Khandayat refers to a ruler who governs and administers a vast territory/region, and a great warrior who rules a Khanda (region). Every Kshatriya and warrior community in Odisha is referred to as Khandayat, as mentioned in various Odia texts, inscriptions, genealogies, and ancient records. Khandayat is synonymous with Kshatriyas of Odisha. Khandayat is the local name for Kshatriyas in Odisha. Most of the zamindaris (landlord estates) in Odisha are in the possession of [[Khandayat\|Khandayats]].

			Mughal chronicler Ain-i-Akbari gave a clear picture of Odisha after the breakdown of the Gajapati Empire. It mentioned different forts ruled by Khandayat Zamindars along with their King Mukunda Dev.

			The Kshatriyas of Odisha are called Khandayats. Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha, originating from many ancient Kshatriya clans of Kalinga. There are 3 listed as Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Nagavanshi based on their Kuldevi and gotras(lineage). The kul is identity of many Khandayat clan and Vanshavali.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{use dmy dates\|date=January 2019}}		{{use dmy dates\|date=January 2019\|The Kshatriyas of Odisha are Called Khandayat=Khandayat}}
	{{Short description\|cultivating caste of Odisha, India}}		{{Short description\|cultivating caste of Odisha, India}}
	'''Khandayat or Khandait''' is a Martial caste from [[Odisha]], [[East India\|East india]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behuria\|first=N. C.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q2EKAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=Orissa State Gazetteer\|date=1990\|publisher=Gazetteers Unit, Department of Revenue, Government of Orissa\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behura\|first=Nab Kishore\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=o6Gz0ZDw7PQC&pg=PA42&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3oe9l8LwAhUUxTgGHcn5An0Q6AEwBXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat&f=false\|title=Family Welfare in India: A Cross-cultural Study\|last2=Mohanty\|first2=Ramesh P.\|date=2005\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-920-3\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Patnaik\|first=Nihar Ranjan\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1AA9W9_4Z9gC&pg=PA155&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy64LzmcLwAhW0V3wKHbfgD5k4FBDoATAIegQIARAD#v=onepage&q=Land%20militia&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa\|date=1997\|publisher=Indus Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7387-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pati\|first=Rabindra Nath\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_5seKkk3GkIC&pg=PA116&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_cj8tc3wAhXfwjgGHahrBtcQ6AEwA3oECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat%20landed%20militia&f=false\|title=Family Planning\|date=2008\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-313-0352-8\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LjQXYzVn_GYC&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Landed+militia\|title=Regional Development Dialogue\|date=2009\|publisher=United Nations Centre for Regional Development.\|language=en}}</ref> They were Rulers, feudal chiefs, military generals, zamindars, large land holders and agriculturalists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhola\|first=Sudhira Chandra\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4eLsAAAAMAAJ&dq=Khandayat+Feudal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=British Economic Policy in Orissa\|date=1990\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Samal\|first=J. K.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NO4xIxxt0kYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jk+samal+economy+history+of+odisha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh6u62usbwAhW3wjgGHQ87DjYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=khandait%20&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa, 1866-1912\|date=1990\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-218-9\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ernst\|first=Waltraud\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&q=biswamoy+pati+khandayats&pg=PA89&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Privileged%20tenure%20holders%20&f=false\|title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism\|last2=Pati\|first2=Biswamoy\|date=2007-10-18\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-11988-2\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bailey\|first=Frederick George\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNHRWtDWsRIC&pg=PA132\|title=Politics and Social Change\|publisher=University of California Press\|year=1970\|page=132}}</ref> Numerically they are the largest caste of the state.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Punjab Journal of Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktksAAAAIAAJ&q=khandayat+largest+caste+in+odisha\|year=1986\|publisher=Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University}}</ref> During British raj, they ruled many tributary states in Odisha.		'''Khandayat or Khandait''' is a Martial caste from [[Odisha]], [[East India\|East india]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behuria\|first=N. C.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q2EKAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=Orissa State Gazetteer\|date=1990\|publisher=Gazetteers Unit, Department of Revenue, Government of Orissa\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Behura\|first=Nab Kishore\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=o6Gz0ZDw7PQC&pg=PA42&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3oe9l8LwAhUUxTgGHcn5An0Q6AEwBXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat&f=false\|title=Family Welfare in India: A Cross-cultural Study\|last2=Mohanty\|first2=Ramesh P.\|date=2005\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-920-3\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Patnaik\|first=Nihar Ranjan\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1AA9W9_4Z9gC&pg=PA155&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy64LzmcLwAhW0V3wKHbfgD5k4FBDoATAIegQIARAD#v=onepage&q=Land%20militia&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa\|date=1997\|publisher=Indus Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7387-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pati\|first=Rabindra Nath\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_5seKkk3GkIC&pg=PA116&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_cj8tc3wAhXfwjgGHahrBtcQ6AEwA3oECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=Khandayat%20landed%20militia&f=false\|title=Family Planning\|date=2008\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-313-0352-8\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LjQXYzVn_GYC&dq=Khandayat+landed+militia&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Landed+militia\|title=Regional Development Dialogue\|date=2009\|publisher=United Nations Centre for Regional Development.\|language=en}}</ref> They were Rulers, feudal chiefs, military generals, zamindars, large land holders and agriculturalists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhola\|first=Sudhira Chandra\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4eLsAAAAMAAJ&dq=Khandayat+Feudal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Khandayat\|title=British Economic Policy in Orissa\|date=1990\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-075-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Samal\|first=J. K.\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NO4xIxxt0kYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jk+samal+economy+history+of+odisha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh6u62usbwAhW3wjgGHQ87DjYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=khandait%20&f=false\|title=Economic History of Orissa, 1866-1912\|date=1990\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-218-9\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ernst\|first=Waltraud\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&q=biswamoy+pati+khandayats&pg=PA89&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Privileged%20tenure%20holders%20&f=false\|title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism\|last2=Pati\|first2=Biswamoy\|date=2007-10-18\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-11988-2\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bailey\|first=Frederick George\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNHRWtDWsRIC&pg=PA132\|title=Politics and Social Change\|publisher=University of California Press\|year=1970\|page=132}}</ref> Numerically they are the largest caste of the state.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Punjab Journal of Politics\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktksAAAAIAAJ&q=khandayat+largest+caste+in+odisha\|year=1986\|publisher=Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University}}</ref> During British raj, they ruled many tributary states in Odisha.

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