Q41
History of IndiaVijayanagara, Bahmani, Marathas, Sikhs & Bengal
The Vijaynagar State was founded by
- a.Harihara and Bukka
- b.Chenna and Pedanna
- c.Tiruvalluvar
- d.Malik Ambar
Answer: (A) Harihara and Bukka
Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty founded the Vijayanagara kingdom in 1336 on the Tungabhadra, with Hampi as the capital. Allasani Peddana was a Telugu poet, one of the Ashtadiggajas at the court of Krishnadevaraya. Tiruvalluvar was the Tamil poet who wrote the Tirukkural. Malik Ambar was the Abyssinian minister of Ahmadnagar, famous for his guerrilla resistance to the Mughals and his land-revenue system.