History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2011 History
Match List I (Foreign traveller) with List II (Vijayanagara ruler during whose reign he came) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Nicolo de Conti
- II. Domingo Paes
- III. Fernao Nuniz
- IV. Abdur Razzak
List II
- A. Krishnadevaraya
- b. Devaraya II
- c. Devaraya I
- d. Achyuta Raya
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
CI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
DI-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b — The correct match is I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b.
★Nicolo de Conti, the Italian traveller, visited Vijayanagara around 1420 in the reign of Devaraya I.
★Domingo Paes, the Portuguese visitor, came during the reign of Krishnadevaraya, the empire's greatest ruler.
★Fernao Nuniz, another Portuguese chronicler, wrote during the reign of Achyuta Raya.
★Abdur Razzak, the Persian envoy of Shah Rukh, reached Vijayanagara in 1443 under Devaraya II.
★Their accounts together give a vivid picture of the wealth and grandeur of the Vijayanagara capital.
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