Which dynasty ruled from ‘Penukonda’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Aravidu
In 1565 the army of Vijayanagara, led by the chief minister Rama Raya, was routed at Rakshasi-Tangadi (Talikota) by the combined armies of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda, and the city was sacked and abandoned. The focus of the empire then shifted to the east, where the Aravidu dynasty ruled from Penukonda and later from Chandragiri (near Tirupati).
The Tuluvas of Option (1) were the earlier dynasty of Krishnadeva Raya, who ruled from Vijayanagara itself.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.2 The apogee and decline of the empire … In 1565 Rama Raya, the chief minister of Vijayanagara, led the army into battle at Rakshasi-Tangadi (also known as Talikota), where his forces were routed by the combined armies of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda. The victorious armies sacked the city of Vijayanagara. The city was totally abandoned within a few years. Now the focus of the empire shifted to the east where the Aravidu … dynasty ruled from Penukonda and later from Chandragiri (near Tirupati).…” |