Vijayanagar Empire Quiz

Accounts from various travelers (African, Italian, Persian, Portuguese) offered insights into the Vijayanagar Empire, covering different periods and rulers.

A Moroccan traveler whose account is a source of information about the Vijayanagar Empire during Harihara I's reign.

A prominent Vijayanagar ruler during whose reign Portuguese travelers like Domingo Paes and Duarte Barbosa visited.

Literary works by people native to the Vijayanagar empire, providing details about politics, social details, and events.

An indigenous work that details social conditions and the caste system in the Vijayanagar Empire.

A period of renewed conflict with the Bahmani kingdom, marked by military defeats, indemnity payments, and a failed marriage alliance.

A strong Vijayanagara ruler who strengthened military forces including Muslims and Hindu Soldiers using archery, and expanded territory.

The Vijayanagara Empire faced internal struggles, including civil wars, independent feudatories, and a change in ruling dynasties.

The period after Krishna Deva Raya's death, marked by the empire's weakening and the ascension of the Aravidu Dynasty.

A series of wars between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Bahmani Sultanate, primarily fought over control of the Tungabhadra Doab and other strategic regions.

The area between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, a key battleground in the conflict.

A powerful Sultanate in south India, that fought the Vijayanagara Empire for control of key lands.

A fortress in the disputed Tungabhadra Doab region, whose attack sparked a major conflict with the Bahmani sultanate.

Vijayanagara Empire's policy of expanding towards the eastern coast of India, leading to conflicts with other kingdoms.

Founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty. They initially served the Kakatiya ruler and later, after the Kakatiya kingdom's fall, established the empire.

Gold coins issued by Vijayanagar emperors; types included full, half, and quarter varahas. Obverse featured gods/animals, reverse had king's name in scripts.

Archaeological records like copper plates (Bagapellsi, Bitragunta, Channarayapateena, Srirangam, Devulapalli) that provide historical details, including genealogies, achievements, and conquests.

Specific inscriptions like the Bagapellsi Copper Plate of Harihara I, detailing his deeds; Bitragunta grant, about the Sangama dynasty; and the Channarayapateena inscription, detailing Bukka I's victories.

Coins showed Hindu deities and animals (bull, elephant, gandaberunda) on the obverse, with the king's name on the reverse in scripts like Nagari, Kannada.