In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs : Term Description 1. Eripatti Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank 2. Taniyurs Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins 3. Ghatikas Colleges generally attached to the temples Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Medieval History : Struggle And Imperial Cholas Empire (9th-12th Century CE)

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UPSC CSE Prelims 2016

In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs :

Term	Description
1. Eripatti	Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank
2. Taniyurs	Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins
3. Ghatikas	Colleges generally attached to the temples

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

EXPLANATION

Correct Option

(D) Eripatti refers to land revenue specifically allocated for the maintenance and upkeep of village tanks and irrigation systems, particularly prevalent during the Chola period in South India. This practice highlights the advanced water management and agrarian administration of the era.

Ghatikas were educational institutions, often affiliated with temples, that served as centers for higher learning, religious studies, and philosophical discourse in ancient and early medieval South India.

Incorrect Options

Taniyurs were autonomous administrative units or large villages that functioned as independent revenue-paying entities within the Chola administrative structure. They were not necessarily villages donated to Brahmins. Villages donated to Brahmins were known as Brahmadeya.

Therefore, pair 2 is incorrectly matched.

SOURCEAncient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya, Chapter 15: The Chola Empire (c. 850-1200 CE)