UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2018 · Q3(c) · 15 marks
“Doubtless it was not a free state; it was any rate a state.” (K A N Sastri). Reflect upon the nature of local self-government institutions in the Chola country.
- Chapter
- Early Medieval India, 750-1200
- Topic
- Chola Administration and Village Assemblies
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