Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.1.15 Society, economy and foreign accounts

3.1.15.3 Land grants, agraharas and the Indian feudalism debate

Kings began granting land and its revenue to Brahmanas and temples, and some historians see this as the start of an Indian feudal order.

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Key terms

  • land grants
  • agrahara
  • brahmadeya
  • copper plates
  • Mayidavolu plates
  • Indian feudalism
  • R.S. Sharma
  • samanta
  • immunities

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