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Q. With reference to Chola administration, consider the following pairs:
Terms
Description
1. Sabha
Assembly of Brahmins
2. Ur
Assembly of common villagers
3. Nagaram
Assembly of Traders
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q. With reference to Chola administration, consider the following pairs:
| Terms | Description |
| 1. Sabha | Assembly of Brahmins |
| 2. Ur | Assembly of common villagers |
| 3. Nagaram | Assembly of Traders |
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution
The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
The Chola Empire was divided into Mandalams (provinces). The province was further divided into Valanadus (districts).
At the local level, the tax on land was collected by the village assemblies. These assemblies were responsible for maintaining tanks used for agricultural prosperity.
There were three types of village assemblies. These were the Ur, Sabha or Mahasabha and Nagaram.
- Ur was an assembly of common villagers.
- Sabha was an assembly of learned Brahmins.
- Nagaram was an assembly of merchants, traders and artisans.
Explanation:
The Chola Empire was divided into Mandalams (provinces). The province was further divided into Valanadus (districts).
At the local level, the tax on land was collected by the village assemblies. These assemblies were responsible for maintaining tanks used for agricultural prosperity.
There were three types of village assemblies. These were the Ur, Sabha or Mahasabha and Nagaram.
- Ur was an assembly of common villagers.
- Sabha was an assembly of learned Brahmins.
- Nagaram was an assembly of merchants, traders and artisans.
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