Question

Explain the categories of land found in Chola Empire

Answer 1

According to Chola inscriptions, there were five types of 'land gifts' that Chola kings gave to their people:

vellanvagai was land for non-Brahmana, peasant proprietors
brahmadeya was land gifted to Brahmanas
shalabhoga was land for the maintenance of a school
devadana / tirunamattukkani was land gifted to temples
pallichchhandam was land donated to Jaina institutions