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International Relations·Easy

The famous Uttiramerur inscriptions that give a detailed account of the village administration under the Cholas, belong to which ruler’s reign?

The famous Uttiramerur inscriptions that give a detailed account of the village administration under the Cholas, belong to which ruler’s reign?

Options

  1. a.

    Rajaraja I

  2. b.

    Kulotunga I

  3. c.

    Parantaka I

    Correct answer
  4. d.

    Rajendra I

Explanation

• The two famous Uttiramerur inscriptions that give a detailed account of the village administration under the Cholas belong to Parantaka’s reign. Parantaka I was a great builder of temples.

• Uttiramerur inscription, dated around 920 A.D. in the reign of Parantaka I [907-955 A.D.], is an outstanding document in the history of India. It is a veritable written constitution of the village assembly that functioned about 1,000 years ago.

• The inscription gives astonishing details about the constitution of wards, the qualification of candidates standing for elections, the disqualification norms, the mode of election, the constitution of committees with elected members, the functions of those committees, the power to remove the wrongdoer, etc.

• Parantaka I also provided the vimana of the famous Nataraja temple at Chidambaram with a golden roof.

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