Vijayanagara Empire Foundation
Question
Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
Options
Amoghavarsha I
Ballala II
Harihara I
Prataparudra II
Explanation
Harihara I (also known as Harihara Bukka I) founded the city of Vijayanagara on the south bank of the Tungabhadra River (a tributary of Krishna) around 1336. He established the Vijayanagara Empire and adopted the ideology of ruling as an agent of the deity (Virupaksha/Shiva), claiming divine sanction for his kingdom south of the Krishna River. This theological-political framework legitimized the new empire. Amoghavarsha I was a Rashtrakuta ruler, Ballala II was a Hoysala ruler, and Prataparudra II was a Kakatiya ruler—none of them founded Vijayanagara. > Harihara I founded Vijayanagara city and ruled as a deity's agent with divine sanction. Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2015
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q47
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Medieval India - Regional Kingdoms
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Medieval India
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