Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Kozhikode is the name of which medieval town/city?

Options:

Calicut

Hampi

Banaras

Koshambi

Correct Answer:

Calicut

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Calicut

Abdur Razzaq, an ambassador sent by the ruler of Persia to Calicut (present-day Kozhikode) in the fifteenth century, was greatly impressed by the fortifications, and mentioned seven lines of forts. These encircled not only the city but also its agricultural hinterland and forests. The outermost wall linked the hills surrounding the city.