Identify from the options given below, the signatures used by the Vijayanagara kings on all royal orders.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Shri Virupaksha
The Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha, and all royal orders were signed ‘Shri Virupaksha’, usually in the Kannada script.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 Choosing a capital … It is likely that the very choice of the site of Vijayanagara was inspired by the existence of the shrines of Virupaksha and Pampadevi. In fact the Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha. All royal orders were signed ‘Shri Virupaksha’, usually in the Kannada script. Rulers also indicated their close links with the gods by using the title ‘Hindu Suratrana’. This was a Sanskritisation of the Arabic term Sultan, meaning king, so it literally meant Hindu Sultan.…” |