III. Give short answers to the following questions.
1. Name the Pallava ruler who ruled from AD 600 to AD 630.
2. Who took the title of Gangaikondachola? Why?
3. What were the two main functions of the village Sabha under the Cholas?
4. What was known as Brahmadeya under the Cholas?
5. Which four places did Shankaracharya choose as centres for his teachings?
Answers
Answer:
1. Mahendravarman
2.
Rajendra chola was a chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja chola 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.
3. (1 ) collection of the land revenue and providing assistance to state officials.
4.Brahnadeya (sanskrit for given to brahmana)was tax free land gift either in form of single plot or whole village donated to Brahmanas in the early mediaeval India
5(.1)the govardhana matha in puri on the east cost of aryana and vana orders , (2)the Jyothi matha near badrinath in the Himalayas (3),for the giri parvata , and Sagara orders,( 4)the saradar matha in dvaraka on the west coast for the tirtha and aarama orders.