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Analyze the significance of the Uttaramerur inscriptions of the Chola king Parantaka I.

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  • Early Medieval India, 750-1200

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Two inscriptions from the village of Uttaramerur (in present-day Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu), dated to the reign of Parantaka I (907–955 CE) and inscribed around 920 CE, record in extraordinary procedural detail how the village's Sabha (Brahmana assembly) selected members for its administrative committees. Their significance lies less in any single fact they reveal than…

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  • Date, Location, and Nature of the Record
  • The Kudavolai Election Procedure
  • The Variyams: Standing Committees of Local Governance
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