The Vijayanagara Empire was described by the contemporaries as the ____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Karnataka Samrajyamu
‘Vijayanagara Empire’ is the name historians use. The people of that time described it as the karnataka samrajyamu. Its rulers came to power in the fourteenth century, and the city of Vijayanagara was its capital until it was sacked in 1565.
NCERT (2025-26): “Vijayanagara or ‘city of victory’ was the name of both a city and an empire. The empire was founded in the fourteenth century. In its heyday it stretched from the river Krishna in the north to the extreme south of the peninsula. In 1565 the city was sacked and subsequently deserted.…”
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