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Swaroopams followed _________ system of inheritence.

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patrilineal
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matrilineal
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egalitarian
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both patrilineal and matrilineal
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Solution

The correct option is B matrilineal
The positions of power that eventually developed in the Nadus after the Perumals were known as Naduvazhi Swaroopams. The Swaroopams were the ruling families with the right of self-rule and they followed matrilineal system of inheritance called Marumakkathayam.

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