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Big landlords or warrior chiefs acknowledged as subordinates by existing kings were called:

ASamantas
BMuqtis
CIqtadars
DNagarams
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Samantas
1. They brought gifts and military support to their overlords. 2. They were called samantas. 3. Powerful ones styled themselves maha-samanta. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 2, New Kings and Kingdoms._
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