Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Which foreign traveller called the “audience hall” and the “mahanavami dibba” together as the “House of Victory”?

(1) Fernao Nuniz
(2) Abdur Razzaq
(3) Afanasii Nikitin
(4) Domingo Paes

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

4

Explanation:

Domingo Paes collectively refers to the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba as the "House of Victory."

Paes provided the following description regarding the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba, which he collectively referred to as the "House of Victory":
These structures consist of two levels, each intricately adorned. On the upper platform of this "House of Victory," there is a chamber specially crafted from cloth. Within this chamber, there is a shrine for the idol. In the centre of the lower platform, a raised platform is positioned, serving as a grand throne for the king, adorned with the crown and the royal anklet.