Education in Ancient India c7.s4.7

c7.s4.7

Financial support: Valabhi was a rich city; it had a hundred citizens ‘whose wealth amounted to a million’. The University used to receive considerable support from these merchant princes. The Maitraka kings who were ruling there during *c.* 480 to 775 A. D., were also great patrons of learning; they used to give direct grants for the purpose of meeting the general expenses of the University as also for strengthening its library¹. Scholars who completed their educational course at the University used to receive either appointments in government service or some financial help to enable them to start their life². This continued to be the case till *c.* 775 A. D. when the reigning dynasty succumbed to an Arab attack, which resulted in the destruction of the city and of the University.