In the administrative hierarchy of the Chola Empire, local assemblies had distinct compositions. Consider the following pairs:
1. Ur : General assembly of tax-paying residents in non-brahmadeya villages.
2. Sabha / Mahasabha : Exclusive assembly of Brahmin landholders in Brahmadeya (agraharas) villages.
3. Nagaram : Corporate assembly of traders and merchants in commercial urban centers.
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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All pairs are correctly matched. Ur was the common peasant assembly, Sabha was the elitist Brahmin assembly running agraharas, and Nagaram managed trade, markets, and municipal taxes in urban zones.

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