The Colas c26.10

c26.10

The *Ūr* was the simplest type of these assemblies. This word means 'village' or 'town'; it is employed also in the sense of the assembly of the *Ūr*; this becomes clear from the phrase '*ūrāy-iśainda-ūrōm*', meaning 'residents of the village met as *ūr*,' which occurs in some records; and from the *Ūr* ordering, like the *sabhā*, the drafting and engraving or records by its agents.³⁶ The *Ūr* functioned in several places alongside of the *sabhā*,³⁷ acting by itself or jointly with the *sabhā* according as the business on hand required. On the other hand, the *Ūr* was the only assembly in other places.