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Prelims 2015 · Medieval History · Question 47

Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

  1. Amoghavarsha I
  2. Ballala II
  3. Harihara I
  4. Prataparudra II

Answer

Harihara I

  • (a) Amoghavarsha I — Rashtrakuta ruler; associated with Manyakheta, not with founding the city described here. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Ballala II — Hoysala ruler; important in Karnataka history, but he did not found this new city and rule as the deity’s agent in the manner mentioned. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Harihara I — Founder of the Vijayanagara kingdom; associated with the new capital on the south bank of the Tungabhadra (a tributary of the Krishna). Vijayanagara rulers were linked to ruling as agents of Virupaksha, the deity regarded as sovereign. Verdict: Correct.
  • (d) Prataparudra II — Kakatiya ruler of Warangal; not the founder referred to in this question. Verdict: Incorrect.
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