Question

Write about him briefly in your own word.

Krishnadevaraya.

Answer 1

1. In 1509 CE, Krishnadevaraya ascended the throne of Vijaynagar.
2. He expanded his kingdom by conquering Vijaywada and Rajmahendri.
3. He defeated the combined forces of the armies of the Sultans, united under the leadership of Bhamani Sultan Mahmud Shah.
4. During his reign, the kingdom of Vijaynagar expanded till Cuttak in the east, Goa in the west, Raichur Doab in the north, and up to the Indian Ocean in the south.
5. He was a scholar and wrote ‘Amuktamalyada’, a Telugu compendium on polity. 
6. He built the Hazar Ram temple and Vitthal temple in Vijaynagar.
7. He died in 1530 CE.