Q199
The general assembly consisting of the tax paying residents of an ordinary village under Chola Empire was known as __
A.
Ur
AnswerB.
Sabha
C.
Kurram
D.
Nagaram
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
There were three types of village assemblies in the Chola scheme of administration - the ur, the sabhaand the nagaram. Among these, the common type of assembly was the ur. It existed in villages where the land was owned by all classes of people. The sabhawas a village assembly exclusively of brahmins.