History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval south India and the Deccan
Chola administration, village assemblies and land
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Mandalam, valanadu, nadu, kurram; royal officers and the army; temple as the hub
- Ur, sabha (brahmadeya) and nagaram; Uttaramerur inscriptions on kudavolai lot election and committees (variyam)
- Land categories: vellanvagai, brahmadeya, shalabhoga, devadana, pallichchandam; eripatti for village tanks; taniyur as a self-governing village
- Land survey, kadamai revenue, tanks and channels, Kaveri irrigation