Source: – True Indology / Twitter.
It is often claimed that Pre Modern Hindu India was a misogynist world where women were not allowed to own property.
A glance at contemporary inscriptions proves otherwise.
From the property transactions, 48% of land owners and sellers were women in Kumbhakonam (Tamil Nadu) pic.twitter.com/KHp2OEJl8I
— TrueIndology (@TrueIndologyliv) June 15, 2019
In the above table Chola Period 1 belongs to the period of Vijayalaya and early cholas (A.D 850-985)
Period 2 marks the height of Chola ascendancy under Rajaraja and Rajendra Chola (A.D 985-1070)
Tanjavur was the core area of Cholas. Clearly,the % was highest during their peak
— TrueIndology (@TrueIndologyliv) June 15, 2019
