Question: Identify the correct
hierarchy of traditional Indian Settlements expressed in an ascending order.
(A) Kharvata- Khetaka- Nagara- Durg
(B) Durg- Vidambaka- Pura- Rajdhani
(C) Grama- Khetaka- Kharvata- Nagara
(D) Nigam- Agrahara- Pura- Kharvata
Answer: (C) Grama- Khetaka- Kharvata-
Nagara
Hiearchy
of ancient settlement.
·
Griha-house
·
Grama-village
·
Palli- settlement of wild tribes
·
kheta- a place fortified by a mud
wall or by a river or hill surrounding it, khetaka- hamlet
·
kharvata- market town, a poor town
surrounded by a low wall, while according to kautilya-centre of union of 200
villages
·
dronamukha- a town with a harbour
like ...centre of union of 400 villages, durg- citadel.
·
pattana,pura- a large town or
centre of trade/a mart for precious metals or a mining centre.
· matamba- open town associated with
a cluster of 10,000 villages/fortified place in which produce from the field
was deposited for safe custody.
·
nagara- a town exempted from
paying any of the 18 taxes levied on a village.
·
rajadhani-capital.
·
nigama-settlement of merchants
·
samvatta-kotta- a fortified place
or refuge
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