a) Why were the taxes collected by the kings of the dynasties which emerged between
seventh to twelfth centuries? Mention any two reasons.
b) Give an example of a samanta establishing his kingdom during early medieval period.
c) Mention the high sounding title adopted by newly formed kings in the early medieval
period.
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a) Kings shared their administrative power with samantas, Brahmans, traders, and associations of peasants. ... The reasons of collecting taxes were; to fulfil the finance of the king's establishments, to build temples and forts, and to fight wars.
b) Early kingdoms of Medieval India would surround themselves with a "Samanta-Chakra", that is, a 'circle of tributary chiefs'. ... One such example is the king of Vallabhi who was defeated by King Harsha and became a Maha-Samanta.
c) Many of the new kings adopted high-sounding titles. These titles were Maharaja-adhiraja meaning great king, Overlord of kings, Tribhuvana-chakravartin meaning lord of the three worlds and so on.
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