How did india's caste system differ from china's class system?

India's caste system gave priority to religious status and ritual purity (the Brahmins), whereas China

elevated political officials to the highest of elite positions. The caste system divided Indian society

into vast numbers of distinct social groups; China had fewer, but broader categories of society-

scholar-gentry, landlords, peasants, merchants. India's caste society defined these social groups far

more rigidly and with even less opportunity for social mobility than in China.