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_________ were the broadest _______ division in the Chola empire.

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Tehsils, administrative
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Mandalams, administrative
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Kottams, social
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Mandalams, social
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Solution

The correct option is B Mandalams, administrative
The Chola empire consisted of a group of villages called Kurrams or Tehsils. A group of Tehsils or Kurrams together formed a district called Nadu and a bunch of Nadus together formed a division called Kottam. A group of Kottams formed provinces called Mandalams. There were six mandalams within the kingdom, governed by governors chosen from members of the royal family.

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