Which of the following pairs relating to the rulers of Vijayanagara is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Hindu Suratrana - literally meant Hindu Sultan
Option (1) Royal orders - usually written in the Telugu script — Incorrect. Royal orders were signed Shri Virupaksha, usually in the <strong>Kannada script</strong>.
Option (2) Suratrana - Sanskritised form of the Persian term Padshah — Incorrect. Suratrana came from the <strong>Arabic term Sultan</strong>, meaning king.
Option (3) Pampadevi - guardian deity of the kingdom — Incorrect. Pampadevi was the local mother goddess. The guardian deity of the kingdom was <strong>Virupaksha</strong>, a form of Shiva.
Option (4) Hindu Suratrana - literally meant Hindu Sultan — Correct. Hindu Suratrana was a Sanskritised form of the Arabic word Sultan, meaning king. So it <strong>literally meant Hindu Sultan</strong>, and rulers used it to show close links with the gods.
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