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Big landlords and warrior chiefs were first called _____________by kings.

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maha-samantas

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zamindars

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maha-mandaleshvaras

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samantas

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Solution

The correct option is D samantas
Kings recognised big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent as samantas. Later they took titles like maha-samanta and maha-mandaleshvara as they gained wealth and power. Later they asserted their independence from their overlords.

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