Wikipedia's account of the Manusmriti, its era of composition, its disputed status as administered law, and its colonial-era legal codification. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier2
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Manusmriti (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)
This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 3 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Codes, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 3 general references.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Legal Systems, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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