History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET September 2013 History
Who has applied the theory of Feudalism for the Chola State?
AR.C. Majumdar
BBurton Stein
CR.N. Nandi ✓ Correct
DA. Southall
Correct answer: (C) R.N. Nandi — R.N. Nandi has applied the theory of feudalism to the Chola state, so the answer is R.N. Nandi.
Explanation
★R.N. Nandi has applied the theory of feudalism to the Chola state, so the answer is R.N. Nandi.
★He saw the Chola polity in terms of feudal land relations.
★This view stressed grants of land and a hierarchy of lords below the king.
★Burton Stein, by contrast, applied the segmentary state model to the Cholas.
★Stein argued that real power was shared among many local centres.
★The nature of the Chola state remains a much-debated question.
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