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Which of the following represents the town inhabited by merchants and traders in Chola period?

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Nagaram
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Nadu
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Sabha
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Ur
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Solution

The correct option is A Nagaram

Chola period saw the decentralization of administration, for administration at various levels, several types of lands divided, some of them were-

  • Associations of traders known as Nagarams occasionally performed administrative functions in towns.
  • Settlements of peasants, known as Ur.
  • Groups of rich villages formed larger units called Nadu.
  • Brahmadeya(land grants to brahmans) was looked after by an assembly known as Sabha of prominent Brahmana landholders.

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