1. Why did kings require money?
2. How was tax paid by farmers?
3. Name the founder of the revived Chola Dynasty.
4. Name the Chola ruler who conquered the naval forces of Cheras.
5. Why did Rajendra-l get the title of GangaikondaChola?
6. During the Chola rule who assisted the king in the administration?
7. What were the functions of the mahasabha in the Chola Kingdom?
8. How were the pyramidical shape and tower of the Chola temples decorated?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
1. Some kings were wealthier than others, but all kings needed money to rule. They had to pay for their daily living needs as well as for armies and wars. ... One way was to go to war and pillage other lands.
2.vetti was a tax paid in form of forced labour. the other type of tax collected by kings was kadamai tax. kadamai tax was a type of land revenue that the peasants had to pay to their landlords or kings.
3.Vijayalaya Chola
4.Rajendra Chola
5.Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
6.The king was assisted in his work by a council of ministers. The lower officials were called Siruntaram while higher officials were called Peruntaram. The whole empire had been divided into nine provinces called mandalams. Each province was headed by a viceroy who received orders from the king.
7.The Sabha was an important unit of administration during the rule of the Chola empire. It was an assembly of members which consisted of rich Brahmin landowners. The function of the Sabha was to collect revenues, enforce justice and to manage the lands that were being gifted to the Brahmins.
8.Surrounded by two rectangular enclosures, the Brihadisvara Temple (built from blocks of granite and, in part, from bricks) is crowned with a pyramidal 13-storey tower, the vimana, standing 61 m high and topped with a bulb-shaped monolith. The walls of the temple are covered with rich sculptural decoration.
Answer:
Explanation:
1. Some kings were wealthier than others, but all kings needed money to rule. They had to pay for their daily living needs as well as for armies and wars. ... One way was to go to war and pillage other lands.
2.vetti was a tax paid in form of forced labour. the other type of tax collected by kings was kadamai tax. kadamai tax was a type of land revenue that the peasants had to pay to their landlords or kings.
3.Vijayalaya Chola
4.Rajendra Chola
5.Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
6.The king was assisted in his work by a council of ministers. The lower officials were called Siruntaram while higher officials were called Peruntaram. The whole empire had been divided into nine provinces called mandalams. Each province was headed by a viceroy who received orders from the king.
7.The Sabha was an important unit of administration during the rule of the Chola empire. It was an assembly of members which consisted of rich Brahmin landowners. The function of the Sabha was to collect revenues, enforce justice and to manage the lands that were being gifted to the Brahmins.
8.Surrounded by two rectangular enclosures, the Brihadisvara Temple (built from blocks of granite and, in part, from bricks) is crowned with a pyramidal 13-storey tower, the vimana, standing 61 m high and topped with a bulb-shaped monolith. The walls of the temple are covered with rich sculptural decoration.