Describe the examples which show that Brahmanical ideas on kinship, marriage and ruling lineage were not universally followed during the early historical period in India.
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To show that Brahmanical social rules were not universally followed, focus on three main historical counter-examples:
1. Satavahas: Practiced endogamy and used materl mes (metronymics).
2. Non-Kshatriya Kings: Brahmin rulers (Shungas/Satavahas) and foreign rulers (Shakas).
3. Prabhavatigupta: A woman who held political power and maged land grants independently.