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state, since it was the state that used to alienate the village revenues to Brahmanas, who, being freed from the anxiety of their maintenance, could devote their energies to the cause of education. The *iṣṭāpūrta* theory was inducing a number of private individuals to endow educational institutions. We have seen already how a minister of Kṛṣṇa III had built the college hall at Salotgi; when it crumbled down it was re-erected by a local chief. A record from Soratur, (23) dated 951 A.D., records the gift of 12 *mattars* of land made by the officer of the division for the Maṭha and education. The Mahājans of Belur had granted in 1022 A.D., 12 *mattars* for the purpose of feeding and clothing the local students. (24) At Salotgi, as shown already, a local magnate had endowed the college and the inhabitants had levied a voluntary cess as their contribution. At Habale in Dharwar district a private individual had given five *mattars* of land for education in 1084 A.D.