Some important administrative posts were hereditary during the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties. The post ‘nagara-shreshthi’ meant?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Merchant of the city.
- Some important administrative posts were hereditary during the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties. The post ‘nagara-shreshthi’ meant Merchant of the city
- Nagarams were economic towns where Chettis (general merchants), Shankarapadiyars (oil merchants), and artisans like Saliyars (weavers) and Tatars (goldsmiths) lived.
- Most nagarams during the Chola period were identified with the suffix 'puram' (a fortified town) usually attached to the king's name as in Kulottunga-Cholapuram, Rajendra-Sivapuram and Mummudi-Cholapuram.
- Nagaram was a body of merchants actively involved in the trade and commerce of medieval South India. It was primarily an administrative unit of the merchant community, particularly in the branch of commerce and industry, particularly in large and small towns.