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The amara-nayaka system of Vijayanagara likely drew on which Delhi Sultanate institution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Russian merchant visited Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century?Read the answer and worked solution →Which traveller compared Vijayanagara in size to Rome?Read the answer and worked solution →The most important tank of Vijayanagara, built in the early fifteenth century, is now called:Read the answer and worked solution →Abdur Razzaq mentioned how many lines of forts around Vijayanagara?Read the answer and worked solution →The fort walls of Vijayanagara were held together without mortar because the stone blocks were:Read the answer and worked solution →The mahanavami dibba rises from a base of about 11,000 sq ft to a height of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Hazara Rama temple in the royal centre has wall panels depicting scenes from the:Read the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of which guardian deity?Read the answer and worked solution →The title Hindu Suratrana used by Vijayanagara rulers is a Sanskritisation of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vitthala temple's principal deity is a form of Vishnu generally worshipped in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Vijayanagara wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the travellersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Vijayanagara yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Vijayanagara termsRead the answer and worked solution →Royal centre or sacred centreRead the answer and worked solution →Sort dynasties, travellers and buildingsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The first map of Hindustan in 1782, showing Brahmans offering Shastras to Britannia, was produced by:Read the answer and worked solution →Rennel was asked to produce maps of Hindustan by:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1922 Lipton tea advertisement showed Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria, titled:Read the answer and worked solution →British histories of India began with the first Governor-General:Read the answer and worked solution →The last Viceroy with whom British histories of India ended was:Read the answer and worked solution →James Mill published A History of British India in:Read the answer and worked solution →James Mill's history of India ran to how many volumes?Read the answer and worked solution →James Mill divided Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and:Read the answer and worked solution →James Mill was by nationality:Read the answer and worked solution →Mill believed all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilisation than:Read the answer and worked solution →Historians moving away from Mill's scheme divided Indian history into ancient, medieval and:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The amara-nayaka system of Vijayanagara likely drew on which Delhi Sultanate institution?

  1. Zabt
  2. Iqta
  3. Jagir
  4. Mansab
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Correct answer: B. Iqta

1. Amara-nayakas were military commanders given territories. 2. The model was the iqta system. 3. They sent annual tribute to the king. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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Which Russian merchant visited Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century?

  1. Domingo Paes
  2. Fernao Nuniz
  3. Afanasii Nikitin
  4. Nicolo de Conti
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Correct answer: C. Afanasii Nikitin

1. Nicolo de Conti was an Italian trader. 2. Afanasii Nikitin came from Russia. 3. Paes and Nuniz were Portuguese in the sixteenth century. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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Which traveller compared Vijayanagara in size to Rome?

  1. Abdur Razzaq
  2. Nicolo de Conti
  3. Duarte Barbosa
  4. Domingo Paes
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Correct answer: D. Domingo Paes

1. He climbed a hill to view the city. 2. Domingo Paes said it seemed as large as Rome. 3. He praised its groves, conduits and lakes. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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