UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2022 · Q5(a) · 10 marks
What were 'Brahmadeya' grants? How do you account for the large number of such grants in the early medieval period?
- Chapter
- Early Medieval India, 750-1200
- Topic
- Land Grants and Agrarian Economy
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