GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Maurya
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Sunga
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Satvahana
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Kanvas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Satavahanas were the first rulers to make land grants to the Brahmans and there are also instances of grants made to Buddhist monks, especially to Mahayana Buddhists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: The rulers of Satvahanas dynasty were the first to make land grant to Brahamanas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Land grants given to Brahmanas were known as brahmadeya. A group of prominent Brahmana landholders formed a ‘Sabha’. They looked after brahmadeya lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is A land grant to Brahmins. Agrahara in Sanskrit refers to “land exempt from leasing rights”. Agrahara was land, village, or fields that were given to Brahmaṇas. The agraharas were exempted from taxes and had other administrative immunities.