Q. 2 Why did the rulers gifted temples land and money?
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1. Introduction
Objectives
Themes
2. Comics
Cholas
3. Key Concepts
Introduction
The Emergence of New Dynasties
Administration in the Kingdoms
Prashastis and Land Grants
Warfare for Wealth
A Closer Look - The Cholas
4. Quiz
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Interesting Facts
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Interesting Facts
The inscriptions of the Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu suggest that their kingdom used more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes.
Cholas were the most civilised race in the south of the Indian subcontinent.
The time of the Gupta Empire is often called the "Golden Age of India".
Harshavardhana was a powerful king who helped reunite Northern India after the collapse of the Gupta Empire.
One of the biggest and the most impressive rock temple complexes in the world, the Ellora Caves were built between the 5th and the 10th centuries CE, and they are a World Heritage Site.
The Rashtrakutas followed Jainism.
Legend has it that as a child, Prithviraj Chauhan killed a tiger with his bare hands. And he defeated Bhimdev, the king of Gujarat, at the age of thirteen. In fact, he was so brave that his maternal grandfather Angam declared him the king of Delhi.