What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?

Villages donated to Brahmins

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Villages donated to the King

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Villages donated to the gods

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Villages not normally lived in

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The correct option is C Villages donated to the gods
Devdana means a gift(dana) to the gods(dev). Most of the Devdana lands were made tax free. The donated land mainly belonged to the temple which employed peasants to cultivate the lands and take the produced crops after making payment to the peasants.

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