History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Which of the following foreign travellers described Krishnadeva Raya as 'of medium height, fair complexion and well-built, though somewhat obese; his face bore smallpox marks'?
AAbdur Razzaq
BBarbosa
CDomingo Paes ✓ Correct
DNicolo Conti
Correct answer: (C) Domingo Paes — The answer is Domingo Paes.
Explanation
★The answer is Domingo Paes.
★The Portuguese traveller Domingo Paes visited Vijayanagara during the reign of Krishnadeva Raya.
★He described the king as of medium height, fair and well-built though somewhat overweight, with smallpox marks.
★He praised the Vijayanagara capital very highly.
★He wrote that there was no commodity in the world not sold in its markets.
★So the description belongs to Domingo Paes, not Abdur Razzaq or Conti.
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