History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2018 History
Which of the following is not mentioned in the Satavahana inscriptions while specifying the exemptions granted to the donees of land-gifts?
ANo entry of the army
BNo administrative control of the king
CNo digging for salt by royal officers
DNo forced labour ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) No forced labour — No forced labour is not mentioned, so the answer is no forced labour.
Explanation
★No forced labour is not mentioned, so the answer is no forced labour.
★The Satavahanas ruled from about the first century B.C. to the third century A.D.
★They are called the Andhras in the Puranas, and Simuka founded the line.
★Their land-gift inscriptions granted the donees several exemptions.
★These included no entry of the army, no royal administrative control, and no digging for salt.
★But freedom from forced labour is not granted in these inscriptions.
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