Samanta

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Samanta was a feudal title in early medieval India, often denoting subordinate rulers or vassal chiefs under larger regional dynasties.

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Samanta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian feudal rank ⓘ
feudal title ⓘ
historical title ⓘ
associatedWith feudal hierarchy ⓘ
contrastedWith independent sovereign ⓘ
denotes subordinate rulers ⓘ
vassal chiefs ⓘ
domain political history of India ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo Sāmanta ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin Sanskrit ⓘ
hasRole local governance ⓘ
military support ⓘ
tribute payment ⓘ
vassalage ⓘ
implies obligation of service ⓘ
political subordination ⓘ
recognition of overlordship ⓘ
mentionedIn inscriptions ⓘ
land grant records ⓘ
royal charters ⓘ
partOfSystem Indian feudal system ⓘ
subordinateTo larger regional dynasties ⓘ
usedByPolityType imperial dynasties ⓘ
regional kingdoms ⓘ
usedDuringCentury 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod early medieval period ⓘ
usedIn South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
early medieval India ⓘ

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