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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


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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.

  1. Devadana tirunamattukkani - Land gifted to temples
  2. Pallichchandam - Land donated to Jaina institutions
  3. Brahmadeya - Land gifted to Brahmanas
  4. Vellanvagai - Land of non-Brahmanas peasant proprietors.

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