What Was the Position of the Brahmins in the Kingdoms

What was the position of the brahmins in the kingdoms of the Ganges plain and southern India?

A) The power of the brahmins was carefully checked by the warrior elite and the kings of the southern kingdoms.
B) Brahmins formed the dynasties of the southern kingdoms and exercised all authority without challenge.
C) The southern kingdoms rapidly converted to Buddhism and diminished the authority of the brahmins.
D) As educators, bureaucrats, and religious authorities, the brahmins often held more power than the members of the warrior elite who served as kings.