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The name Vijayanagara means:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in the:Read the answer and worked solution →At its height the empire stretched south from the river:Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the city of Vijayanagara sacked?Read the answer and worked solution →The ruins of the city were remembered locally as:Read the answer and worked solution →The name Hampi derives from the local mother goddess:Read the answer and worked solution →Who brought the ruins at Hampi to light in 1800?Read the answer and worked solution →Mackenzie was an employee of the:Read the answer and worked solution →What did Mackenzie prepare of the site?Read the answer and worked solution →Colin Mackenzie was born in the year:Read the answer and worked solution →Mackenzie's early information came from the priests of which temple?Read the answer and worked solution →From which year did photographers begin recording the monuments?Read the answer and worked solution →From which year did epigraphists begin collecting inscriptions?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Vijayanagara Empire?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the empire founded?Read the answer and worked solution →The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara was the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sangama dynasty held control until:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya ruled from 1509 until:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya founded a township named after his mother, called:Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the Vijayanagara army into battle at Talikota?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sultanates combined to defeat Vijayanagara in 1565?Read the answer and worked solution →Place the Vijayanagara eventsRead the answer and worked solution →Order the four dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Match each name to the factRead the answer and worked solution →Work out the Vijayanagara datesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false on VijayanagaraRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on VijayanagaraRead the answer and worked solution →Quick picks on VijayanagaraRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →

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The name Vijayanagara means:

  1. City of victory
  2. City of valour
  3. City of virtue
  4. City of vision
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Correct answer: A. City of victory

1. The name was given to both a city and an empire. 2. Vijayanagara means city of victory. 3. So the correct answer is city of victory. _Source: syllabus History, 'Themes in Indian History II', Theme 7 'An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara'_

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The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in the:

  1. Sixteenth century
  2. Fourteenth century
  3. Fifteenth century
  4. Thirteenth century
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Correct answer: B. Fourteenth century

1. The empire lasted into the seventeenth century. 2. The empire was founded in the fourteenth century. 3. So the correct answer is fourteenth century. _Source: syllabus History, 'Themes in Indian History II', Theme 7 'An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara'_

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At its height the empire stretched south from the river:

  1. Krishna
  2. Kaveri
  3. Kabini
  4. Kolleru
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Correct answer: A. Krishna

1. The empire covered much of the peninsula. 2. It stretched from the river Krishna in the north to the extreme south. 3. So the correct answer is Krishna. _Source: syllabus History, 'Themes in Indian History II', Theme 7 'An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara'_

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