Q.1. Answer the following questions in brief :
(i) Who were the Samantas? How did they increase their influence?
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Samanta was a title and position used by the army people of Kings in India. It was during the seventh century that the kings acknowledged the big landlords as their subordinates or samantas. Thesamantas were expected to bring gifts and provide military support to their kings. In due course they gained power and wealth.
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Samantas was a name given to big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the Indian subcontinent, by the existing kings of the seventh century. They were expected to bring gifts for their kings or overlords, be present in their courts and also provide them with military support.
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