Types of land in chola period
Chola inscriptions mention several categories of land.
vellanvagai
-land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
brahmadeya
-land gifted to Brahmanas
shalabhoga
-land for the maintenance of a school
devadana, tirunamattukkani
-land gifted to temples
pallichchhandam
-land donated to Jaina institutions