Feudal land grants and local administration in the Chola Empire (9th–13th centuries)

1. Brahmadeya land-grant villages expand in Tamil region

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Brahmadeya village, Tamil country

   • Brahmadeya
   • CBC Cholas

2. Uttaramerur sabha rules inscribed under Parantaka I

   Jan 1, 919Labels: Uttaramerur sabha, Parantaka I

   • The Hindu
   • CivilsDaily

3. Kudavolai (lot) procedure updated at Uttaramerur

   Jan 1, 921Labels: Kudavolai procedure, Uttaramerur

   • VotersAssoc
   • The Hindu

4. Devadana-brahmadeya grant terms appear in Chola records

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Devadana-brahmadeya, Chola inscriptions

   • SII WI
   • CBC Cholas

5. Uttama Chola-era devadana lamp-land recorded

   Jan 1, 976Labels: Devadana lamp-land, Uttama Chola

   • SII Vol 3

6. Rajaraja I begins empire-wide land survey and assessment

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Rajaraja I, Land survey

   • Rajaraja I
   • BYJUS

7. Valanadu reorganization formalizes intermediate administration

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Valanadu reorganization, Intermediate administration

   • Rajaraja I
   • BYJUS

8. Temple-centered land administration expands under imperial Cholas

   Jan 1, 1010Labels: Temple administration, Village assemblies

   • CBC Cholas

9. Leyden grant tradition highlights copper-plate land grants

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Leyden grant, Copper-plate

   • Tamil Plates
   • Indian Plates

10. Kulottunga I reign continues fiscal and local administrative documentation

    Jun 9, 1070Labels: Kulottunga I, Fiscal documentation

    • Kulottunga I

11. Devadana-brahmadeya land sale recorded in Kulottunga I’s 47th year

    Jan 1, 1117Labels: Devadana-brahmadeya, Kulottunga I

    • SII Vol 3

12. Late-13th-century political shifts weaken Chola-era local order

    Jan 1, 1250Labels: 13th-century transition, Pandya control

    • Vaikunda T