Samantas donated the right to collect taxes in their area to ______.
A
the poor and the marginalised
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B
the officers of law
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C
temples
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D
artisans
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Solution
The correct option is C temples Samantas were local chieftains. They imposed taxes on traders who operated in markets. Sometimes they donated this right to temples.