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Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following dynasties charged 'Vetti', the tax taken not in cash, but in the form of forced labour?
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CTET May 2016 Paper 2 Social Studies (L - I/II: Hindi/English)
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Option 1 : The Cholas
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Download Solution PDFVetti tax is the most frequently mentioned tax in the inscription of Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu.
- Vetti was a form of forced labour tax.
- It was levied from common people.
- Common people were forced to work for the king or their village landlords without any wages.
- Chola dynasty is considered one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the world's history.
- Land revenue and trade tax were the main sources of income during the Chola period.
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