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Q92 (CDS-I/2016) History & Culture › Medieval India › Vijayanagara polity Answer Verified

Which of the following statements about the Vijayanagara Empire is / are true? 1. The kings claimed to rule on behalf of the God Virupaksha 2. Rulers used the title “Hindu Suratrana” to indicate their close links with Gods 3. All royal orders were signed in Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil 4. Royal portrait sculpture was now displayed in temples Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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The Vijayanagara kings established their authority by claiming to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha, the guardian deity of the kingdom. Royal orders were traditionally signed with the name 'Shri Virupaksha'. To emphasize their legitimacy and close links with the divine, rulers adopted the title 'Hindu Suratrana', a Sanskritized version of the Arabic 'Sultan', meaning 'Hindu Sultan'. While the empire was a multilingual space where Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit were patronized [3], royal orders were primarily signed in the Kannada script, making statement 3 incorrect as it implies all three languages were used for signatures. Furthermore, the period saw the innovation of royal portrait sculpture, such as the famous bronze statues of Krishnadevaraya and his queens, which were prominently displayed in temple complexes to signify the king's role as a protector of the dharma [1].

Sources

  1. [1] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Reshaping India’s Political Map > Krishnadevaraya > p. 34
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 12: Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms > 12.5 Literature > p. 185
  3. [3] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs203.pdf
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