Vijayanagar Flashcards
when was the Vijayanagar sacked?
1565
when were the ruins at hampi brought to life
1800
who prepared the first survey map of the site (hampi)
Colonel Colin Mackenzie: an employee of the English east India company, an engineer, and antiquarian
what was the initial information on vijayanagar based on?
on the memories of priests of the Virupaksha temple and shrine of Pampadevi
who was the first Surveyor general of India
Colin Mackenzie
who founded the Vijayanagar empire
the brothers Harihara and Bukka
when was the vijayanagar empire founded
1336
who founded a suburban township near Vijayanagara called Nagalapuram after his mother
Krishnadeva Raya
who were ‘yavanas’
Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north west.
which languages did Nayakas of Vijayanagar usually speak
Telugu and Kannada
what was a major political
innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The amara-nayaka system
from where were the feautures of the amara-nayaka system derived
the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate
what is the most striking feature about the location of Vijayanagar
the natural basin formed by the river Tungabhadra which flows in a north-easterly direction.
