What role did the samantas play in the construction and maintenance of temples
during the eighth century?
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The role they played
They were vassals of the all-powerful monarch, thus symbolized a sort of distribution of power even as the King was the ceremonial head of all of them.
They constituted a sort of an intermediate ruling class that was in charge of law and order of their areas and collection the revenue of the land granted to them. But they also had other rights and duties (revenue, judicial etc) over these land grants issued to them by the King, often in lieu of salary.
They also had to maintain a regiment of troops to be produced in service of the King whenever he ordered. They also had to pay regular tribute to the King.
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