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| - The D'jarra was a caste system that the Bajoran people adhered to prior to the Occupation of Bajor by the Cardassian Union. All Bajorans were born into a specific D'jarra based on their family, which determined their occupation in their lives. Members of the lower-ranking D'jarra were expected to show both respect and deference to those in the higher ranks. (DS9 episode: "Accession")
- The D'jarras were a Bajoran caste system, once used by the Bajorans to create a stratified social hierarchy in the Bajoran year 9100s. Everyone was born into a specific caste of D'jarras based on their family, which determined their occupation. Higher-ranking D'jarras were treated with respect and deference by those of lower ranks. For example, the Ih'valla are a caste of artists and sculptors, and were ranked higher than the Te'nari. In some cases, Bajoran family names indicated the D'jarra to which family members belonged; for example, the family name Kira indicated membership in the Ih'valla, or artists' D'jarra.
- D'jarras were a Bajoran caste system used during much of Bajoran history. The system created a stratified social hierarchy where everyone was born into a specific caste based on their family, which determined their occupation and social status. Members of higher-ranking D'jarras were treated with respect and deference by those of lower ranks.
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| - The D'jarra was a caste system that the Bajoran people adhered to prior to the Occupation of Bajor by the Cardassian Union. All Bajorans were born into a specific D'jarra based on their family, which determined their occupation in their lives. Members of the lower-ranking D'jarra were expected to show both respect and deference to those in the higher ranks. (DS9 episode: "Accession")
- D'jarras were a Bajoran caste system used during much of Bajoran history. The system created a stratified social hierarchy where everyone was born into a specific caste based on their family, which determined their occupation and social status. Members of higher-ranking D'jarras were treated with respect and deference by those of lower ranks. The D'jarras were abandoned shortly after the beginning of the Occupation of Bajor when all Bajorans were needed to become soldiers to liberate their homeworld from the Cardassians. The system was not revived following the Cardassian withdrawal, since too many people were now performing jobs far different from their D'jarras. Though not an entirely uncontroversial decision, it was not significantly challenged until 2372, when the 22nd century Bajoran poet Akorem Laan returned onboard his lightship from the Celestial Temple. Akorem was briefly accepted as the Emissary of the Prophets and reinstated the D'jarra system as one of his first acts as Emissary. This decision sparked a great deal of civil unrest and discrimination on Bajor. Aboard Deep Space 9, Vedek Porta murdered a vedek from the Imutta caste for refusing to resign because his D'jarra involved preparing the dead for burial and was therefore ceremonially unclean. The permanent return of the D'jarras would have also forced Bajor's petition to join the Federation to be re-evaluated, since the Articles of the Federation barred membership to any world with a caste system. This was avoided when the Prophets returned Akorem Laan to his own time, Benjamin Sisko retook the title of Emissary, and the D'jarras were abandoned once again.
- The D'jarras were a Bajoran caste system, once used by the Bajorans to create a stratified social hierarchy in the Bajoran year 9100s. Everyone was born into a specific caste of D'jarras based on their family, which determined their occupation. Higher-ranking D'jarras were treated with respect and deference by those of lower ranks. For example, the Ih'valla are a caste of artists and sculptors, and were ranked higher than the Te'nari. In some cases, Bajoran family names indicated the D'jarra to which family members belonged; for example, the family name Kira indicated membership in the Ih'valla, or artists' D'jarra. The D'jarra system was set aside during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, so that all Bajorans could fight as soldiers to liberate their homeworld. After the Cardassian withdrawal, the status quo was maintained, as too many people were now performing jobs far different from their D'jarras, and only the most conservative of Bajorans paid the matter any thought. In 2372, Akorem Laan called for the restoration of the D'jarra system after he assumed the position of Emissary of the Prophets, believing that the Bajorans had strayed from the path the Prophets set for them by abandoning the D'jarras. In spite of Kai Winn's support on the issue, resumption of the D'jarras was a deeply divisive issue amongst the Bajorans, many of whom refused to return to their castes. Akorem hoped that eventually the D'jarras would be enforced by legal measures, such as deportation. For the Federation, the D'jarras were also a source of great concern since caste-based discrimination would disqualify Bajor for Federation membership. When a vedek from the family Imutta was murdered by Vedek Porta for refusing to resign, because his D'jarra involved preparing the dead for burial and was therefore unclean, Captain Benjamin Sisko challenged Akorem's claim as the Emissary. After the Prophets confirmed that Sisko was the true Emissary and returned Akorem to his own time, the idea of returning to the D'jarra system was quickly abandoned. (DS9: "Accession")
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