Which Vijayanagara ruler took pride in the title, “establisher of the Yavana kingdom”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Krishnadeva Raya
Relations between the Vijayanagara kings and the Deccan Sultans were not always hostile, in spite of religious differences. Krishnadeva Raya, for example, supported some claimants to power in the Sultanates and took pride in the title “establisher of the Yavana kingdom”. Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north-west.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT (2025-26): “2.2 The apogee and decline of the empire … Although the armies of the Sultans were responsible for the destruction of the city of Vijayanagara, relations between the Sultans and the rayas were not always or inevitably hostile, in spite of religious differences. Krishnadeva Raya, for example, supported some claimants to power in the Sultanates and took pride in the title ‘establisher of the Yavana kingdom’. Similarly, the Sultan of Bijapur intervened to resolve succession disputes in Vijayanagara following the death of Krishnadeva Raya.… … Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north west.” |