Which of these statements about Vijayanagara Empire are correct?

(A) The 'Amara-Nayaka' system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire.
(B) 'Amara-Nayakas' were military commanders with territories to govern given by the 'raya'.
(C) The 'Amara-Nayakas' sent annual tribute to the king and also made personal appearances.
(D) 'Amara-Nayakas' system had no similarity with the 'iqta system' of Dellhi Sultanate.
(E) In 17^th century, 'Amara-Nayakas' were defeated by central powers and they could never establish independent kingdoms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A), (B), (C) Only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (C) Only

The following statements are correct:

(A) The 'Amara-Nayaka' system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire.
(B) 'Amara-Nayakas' were military commanders with territories to govern given by the 'raya'.
(C) The 'Amara-Nayakas' sent annual tribute to the king and also made personal appearances.

Statement (D) 'Amara-Nayakas' system had no similarity with the 'iqta system' of Dellhi Sultanate is incorrect as it is likely that many features of this system (Amara-Nayakas' system) were derived from the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate.
Statement (E) In 17^th century, 'Amara-Nayakas' were defeated by central powers and they could never establish independent kingdoms is incorrect as during the course of the seventeenth century, many of these nayakas established independent kingdoms.

Explanatory text from NCERT:

Amara is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word samara, meaning battle or war. It also resembles the Persian term amir, meaning a high noble. The amara-nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire (Statement A). 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 (Statement B). They collected taxes and other dues from peasants, craftspersons and traders in the area. They retained part of the revenue for personal use and for maintaining a stipulated contingent of horses and elephants. These contingents provided the Vijayanagara kings with an effective fighting force with which they brought the entire southern peninsula under their control . Some of the revenue was also used for the maintenance of temples and irrigation works. The amara-nayakas sent tribute to the king annually and personally appeared in the royal court with gifts to express their loyalty (Statement C). Kings occasionally asserted their control over them by transferring them from one place to another. However, during the course of the seventeenth century, many of these nayakas established independent kingdoms. This hastened the collapse of the central imperial structure.