Question

Who were karalar?

• A. Ruling class
• B. Temple priests
• C. Middle men, who cultivated on the land given by the rulers or brahmins
• D. Local merchants

Answer 1

The correct option is C Middle men, who cultivated on the land given by the rulers or brahmins

Owners of devaswam land were called Ooralar . The rulers, Brahmins or the people of the temple did not directly cultivate in this land. They used to give the land for cultivation to middle men called, Karalar.