History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
Consider the following statements about the horse trade in the Vijayanagara Empire. Pick the correct ones. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Rulers of Vijayanagara were also addressed as Asvapati (Lords of Horses)
- 2. Even the tail of a dead horse brought by horse traders was paid with the full amount equal to a live horse
- 3. Nuniz records the purchase of over 30,000 war horses by the rulers of Vijayanagara every year
- 4. The rulers of Vijayanagara patronized horse breeding and their care
- 5. Krishnadevaraya even offered Albuquerque large amounts in return for exclusive control over the horse trade
A1, 2 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 5 only
C1, 4 and 5 only
D1, 2 and 5 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 5 only.
★The rulers of Vijayanagara were also addressed as Asvapati, the Lords of Horses.
★Even the tail of a dead horse brought by horse traders was paid the full amount equal to a live horse.
★Krishnadevaraya offered Albuquerque large amounts in return for exclusive control over the horse trade.
★Horses were vital for the Vijayanagara cavalry and had to be imported.
★So the correct statements are the first, second and fifth.
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