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What were the land owing groups called during the Pandyan era?

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Zamindar
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Kisan
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Ryot
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Bumiputtirar
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Solution

The correct option is D Bumiputtirar
The landowning groups were called Bumiputtirar or the Vellalar. Historically, as locals, they were referred to as nattu-makkal.

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