What were the different categories of lands as per the chola inscription?
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The Chola inscriptions mentioned various types of land as follows:
Brahmadeya: These were the lands gifted to Brahamanas. Therefore a lot of Brahamana settlements emerged in the Kaveri valley and in the other southern parts of India.
Vellanvagai: Land of non-Brahamana peasant proprietors.
Shalabhoga: This refers to the land of the maintenance of a school.
Devadana, tirunamattukkani: Land gifted to temples.
Pallichchhandam: Land donated to Jaina institutions.
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