Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.23

Language: English

c7.23

The great majority of persons living in these different sorts of villages were tenants, owing service to a proprietor or Lord of the Manor, who might be the King, a temple, or a chief. Included in the services due to the King, are those to be rendered to officials on duty. The organization of society is best explained by a relation of the various tenancies, according to caste and occupation; a village usually contained tenants of several classes. A list of the principal tenancies or fiefs follows:

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