Swaroopams followed _________ system of inheritence.
A
patrilineal
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B
matrilineal
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C
egalitarian
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D
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.