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The Tamil word muvendar in Sangam poems means:

AThree chiefs
BGreat king
CSea traders
DTemple priests
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Three chiefs
1. It named the heads of three ruling families. 2. Muvendar means three chiefs. 3. They were the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 9, Traders, Kings and Pilgrims._
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