The Rashtrakutas and their Times c18.s2.38

c18.s2.38

Though the state was not the owner of the entire cultivable land in the kingdom, it used to own some pieces in most of the villages situated in the realm. These may have been lands which had lapsed to it as heirless property, or which had been confiscated by it for offences committed by their former owners or which were actually purchased by it for state purposes. In some cases these state lands may also have been waste lands brought under cultivation by government. The examples given above show how the state owned stray pieces of lands in many villages and more can be quoted. The Silāhāra ruler Govunarasa is known to have granted 206 mattars of land to the Salotgi College;(99) the Raṭṭa prince Snātivarman had given 150 mattars in the field of his own S'ivata.(100) The meaning of this word S'ivata is not definitely known, but it seems to stand for the crown lands. Honawad inscription of Someśvara(100) shows that when actual pieces of land were granted away they were not always free from the land tax. Either its full amount or a certain quit rent was charged.