Question : What did the term "shalabhoga" stand for, concerning revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas?
Option 1: Land donated for the maintenance of a school
Option 2: A newly settled village
Option 3: Land donated to a warrior
Option 4: Land donated for the maintenance of irrigation facilities
Correct Answer: Land donated for the maintenance of a school
Solution : The correct answer is Land donated for the maintenance of a school .
The term "Shalabhoga" refers to the land donated for the maintenance of a school.
According to the Chola inscriptions, there were five types of "land gifts" that Chola kings gave to their people.
- Devadana tirunamattukkani - Land gifted to temples
- Pallichchandam - Land donated to Jaina institutions
- Brahmadeya - Land gifted to Brahmanas
- Vellanvagai - Land of non-Brahmanas peasant proprietors.
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