Question
Download Solution PDFChola inscriptions mention several categories of land, which of the following land was known as gifted to temples?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Devadana.
Key Points
Chola inscriptions
- The funds from the revenues were used to keep the king's army afloat as well as to build temples and forts. The authority of collecting revenue was from powerful families.
- The Brahmanas were often honoured by kings with land gifts. These grants were written down on copper plates and distributed to the people who were given the land.
- The Chola inscriptions cited various types of land:
- Brahmadeya - The lands gifted to Brahamanas.
- Vellanvagai - Land of non-Brahamana peasant owners.
- Shalabhoga - The lands for the maintenance of a school.
- Devadana - Land gifted to temples
- Pallichchhandam - Land donated to Jaina organisations.
Additional Information
- Vijayalaya (850–871 CE) overthrew the Kaveri delta from Muttaraiyar. He built the city of Thanjavur and established the Chola kingdom in 850.
- Rajaraja I was regarded as the most powerful Chola ruler.
- The well-known dancing figure of Shiva as Nataraja fully developed during the Chola Period
- The Grand Temple of Tanjavur, known as Rajarajisvaram and Brihadishvarar Temple, were some of the outstanding examples of Chola architecture, painting, sculpture and iconography.
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