'Nayakas' were related with the administration of which kingdom/empire?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Vijayanagara
The nayakas were chiefs who usually spoke Telugu or Kannada; many submitted to the kings of Vijayanagara, and the amara-nayaka system, under which military commanders were given territories to govern, was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 The rayas and the nayakas … Among those who exercised power in the empire were military chiefs who usually controlled forts and had armed supporters. These chiefs often moved from one area to another, and in many cases were accompanied by peasants looking for fertile land on which to settle. These chiefs were known as nayakas and they usually spoke Telugu or Kannada. Many nayakas submitted to the authority of the kings of Vijayanagara but they often rebelled and had to be subdued by military action. The amara-nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire. It is likely that many features of this system were derived from the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate. The amara-nayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the raya.…” |