Observe the image and answer the questions related to it:
What is the name of the king shown in the statue?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - Krishnadeva Raya
This beautiful statue is of the King Krishnadeva Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire.
More information about Krishnadeva Raya:
- Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty. He was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, reigning from 1509 to 1529.
- He was also called the 'Establisher of the Yavana kingdom'.
- He founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called 'Nagalapuram' after his mother.
- Domingo Paes described Krishnadeva Raya in the following words- "Of medium height, and of fair complexion and good figure, rather fat than thin; he has on his face signs of smallpox."