Srila Prabhupada said the Ksatriya spirit was still alive during the 17th century in India. In this regard, he related the following incident: “This spirit of ksatriya was prevalent even, say, three hundred years ago in India. There was a king, Yasomanta Sena. He was the commander-in-chief of Emperor Aurangzeb. So in one fight, he was defeated and came back to his home. So his wife heard that My husband has been defeated. He's coming back home.' So she asked the caretaker to close the door of the palace. So when Yasomanta Sena came there, he saw that his palace door is closed. Then he sent message to the queen thatWhy you have closed the door? I have come home.’ So messenger came and informed that The king has come. So he is asking to open the door.' The queen replied,Who is king? Yasomanta Sena. No, no. Yasomanta Sena cannot come being defeated. Yasomanta Sena either he conquers the battle or he lays down his body there dead. So the man who has come, he must be somebody pretender. He is not King Yasomanta Sena.’ So she refused to open the door. This is the spirit of ksatriya spirit.” (From a lecture on BGAII, London, September 3rd, 1973.)