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Powerful and wealthy samantas called themselves _________.
Powerful and wealthy samantas called themselves _________.
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The correct option is A maha-samantas or maha-mandaleshvaras
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.
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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