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Q89
(CDS-II/2026)
History & Culture › Medieval India
Which one of the following European travelers have NOT written an account of the Vijayanagara Empire ?
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The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336. Marco Polo, the famous Venetian traveler, visited South India (the Pandyan kingdom and the Kakatiya region) in the late 13th century (c. 1292–1294). Since his visit predates the establishment of the empire by several decades, he did not write an account of it.
In contrast, the other travelers mentioned visited during the empire's existence:
- Niccolo di Conti: An Italian traveler who visited Vijayanagara in 1420 during the reign of Deva Raya I.
- Domingo Paes: A Portuguese traveler who visited around 1520 during the reign of Krishnadeva Raya; his account is one of the most detailed.
- Fernao Nuniz: A Portuguese horse trader who visited during the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya (1535–1537) and wrote a chronicle of the empire's history.
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