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Statewise GK · Q199

Tamil Nadu GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 199

Q199

The general assembly consisting of the tax paying residents of an ordinary village under Chola Empire was known as __

A.
Ur
Answer
B.
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.