Identify the correct statements about the Vijayanagara ruler ‘Krishnadeva Raya’:
A. He composed a work on statecraft in Tamil known as the Amuktamalyada.
B. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Sangama dynasty.
C. He founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called ‘Nagalapuram’ after his mother.
D. Some of the most detailed descriptions of Vijayanagara come from his time or just after.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C and D only
A. He composed a work on statecraft in Tamil known as the Amuktamalyada. Incorrect. Krishnadeva Raya wrote the Amuktamalyada, a work on statecraft, in Telugu, not Tamil. One word, the name of the language, was swapped here. Check the language of a text as closely as its name.
B. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Sangama dynasty. Incorrect. The Sangama dynasty ruled till 1485, then came the Saluvas, and in 1503 the Tuluvas. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
C. He founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called ‘Nagalapuram’ after his mother. Correct. He built fine temples, added gopurams to many south Indian temples and named the township Nagalapuram after his mother.
D. Some of the most detailed descriptions of Vijayanagara come from his time or just after. Correct. His reign (1509-29) was the high point of the empire, and the most detailed accounts of the city, such as those of the Portuguese visitors Paes and Nuniz, belong to his time or soon after.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.2 The apogee and decline of the empire … The first dynasty, known as the Sangama dynasty, exercised control till 1485. They were supplanted by the Saluvas, military commanders, who remained in power till 1503 when they were replaced by the Tuluvas. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty. Krishnadeva Raya’s rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers (the Raichur doab) was acquired (1512), the rulers of Orissa were subdued (1514) and severe defeats were inflicted on the Sultan of Bijapur (1520). Although the kingdom remained in a constant state of military preparedness, it flourished under conditions of unparalleled peace and prosperity. … Krishnadeva Raya is credited with building some fine temples and adding impressive gopurams to many important south Indian temples. He also founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called Nagalapuram after his mother. Some of the most detailed descriptions of Vijayanagara come from his time or just after.…”
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