name the various categories of land mentioned by the Chola inscription?
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Vellanvagai - land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors.
Brahmadeya - land gifted to Brahmanas.
Shalabhoga - land for the maintenance of a school.
Devadana, tirunamattukkani - land gifted to temples.
Pallichchhandam - land donated to Jaina institutions.
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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.
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