Rules laid down by the Vishnu Smriti for the grant of land provide for which of the following 1 Land...........

Ancient and Medival History Pre Mauryan Period

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Rules laid down by the Vishnu Smriti for the grant of land provide for which of the following?

1. Landed property bestowed upon brahmanas by other rulers should not be appropriated by a King.

2. For the information of future rulers, land grants should be recorded containing the names of immediate ancestors.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

This is the statement (translated) that appears in Vishnusmriti.“Let him (the king) bestow landed property upon brahmanas.To those upon whom he has bestowed (land), he must give a document, destined for the information of a future ruler, which must be written upon a piece of cloth, or a copper plate, or must contain the names of (three) immediate ancestors, a declaration of the extent of the land, and a description (of what results) from disrupting the donation and should be signed with his own seal. Let him not appropriate to himself landed property bestowed (upon brahmanas) by other rulers”.