Test: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara- 1 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

Hazara Rama Temple is one of the well-known temples in Hampi city. Some of the sculpted panels on the walls of the temple have survived.

Hampi and Pattadakal are the two most famous heritage towns of Karnataka. Hampi was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1976. Famous for its temple ruins, it was the capital of the renowned kingdom of Vijayanagara Empire, from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Krishnadeva Raya, the greatest of the Vijayanagara rulers, died in 1529 AD.

Domingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller who visited the Vijayanagara Empire around the year 1520. His account of Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagara Empire, is the most detailed and important of all historic narrations on the city and the Vijayanagara Empire. He visited the city during the rule of Krishnadeva Raya.

Krishnadeva Raya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire between 1509-29 AD. He was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara and composed a work on statecraft in Telugu, known as the Amuktamalyada.

In 1815, he was appointed the first Surveyor General of India. He prepared the first survey map of the site.

The Vijayanagara army fought the battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi in 1565 AD, under the leadership of the chief minister of Vijayanagara, Rama Raya.

An engineer, Colonel Colin Mackenzie, brought the ruins of Hampi to light in 1800.

Krishnadeva Raya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire. His rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation. He died in 1529 CE.

The word 'Samara' means battle or war. Historians argue that the word 'Amara' also resembles the Persian term 'Amir', meaning a high noble.