Administration of cholas

Central Administration

Provinces Administration

Village Administration

Army and Navy

Sources of Revenue

Monarch system

King on the top

Perundanams-Higher rank

Sirudanams-Lower rank

1)Mandalams-Number of Provinces

2)Kottams-Division of Provinces

3)Nadus-Districts

4)Kurrams-Group of Villages

5)Gramam-The village

Local self-government

Gram Sabhas

Mini government

Nomination by chits

It was fixed according to the one sixth of the gross produce

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Mines

Handlooms

Water courses

Items of expenditure are maintenance of royal family, armed force, construction of town etc.

Had naval force

Archers

Footsoldiers

Horseman

War elephants

Lived in cantonments known as Kadagams