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Q. Who founded the Raja free school in 1833?
Answer: Krishnaraja III
Notes: Krishnaraja III founded the Raja Free School to teach English in the year 1833. It was later upgraded to a college. Under him Mysore court became a major Indian renaissance centre. He also started a lithographic press called Ambavilasa (1841) and started printing books in Kannada.
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