Question

Under the Cholas, an assembly of common villages where land was held by all classes of people; who were therefore entitled to membership in the local assembly was known as the __________ .

Answer 1

Answer:

Peasants, cattle-keepers, artisans, and all those who produced something, had to pay taxes or rents, and traders had to pay revenue. Under the Chola dynasty, there were around 400 different types of taxes, from which vetti (forced labour), and kadamai (land revenue) were the most common.