Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Abdur Razzaq, an ambassador sent by the ruler of Persia to Calicut was impressed by which architectural features that he saw in the Vijayanagara Empire?

Options:

Drainage

Gopurams

Fortifications

All of the above

Correct Answer:

Fortifications

Explanation:

Abdur Razzaq, an ambassador sent by the ruler of Persia to Calicut (present-day Kozhikode) in the fifteenth century, was greatly impressed by the fortifications and mentioned seven lines of forts.