Q. Which inscription mentions about the village administration of the Cholas?
Answer: Uttaramerur
Notes: Around 25 inscriptions, spanning reigns of around four Pallava kings, have been found at Uthiramerur. A tenth century inscription on a temple wall of the brahman village of Uttaramerur gives the details of village administration under Cholas. They indicate that Uthiramerur had two village assemblies: Sabha and Ur. The Sabha an exclusively Brahmin (priestly class) assembly, while the Ur was made up of people belonging to all the classes. The earliest surviving inscriptions from Uthiramerur date to the reign of the Pallava king Dantivarman (795-846 CE). Two later inscriptions of the Chola king Parantaka I (907–955) indicate the evolution of the administrative system.