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In the administrative hierarchy of the Vijayanagara Empire, what specific duties were assigned to the provincial governors or military commanders designated as 'Nayakas'?
A. Managing maritime customs duties at western ports
B. Administering assigned tracts of land, maintaining troops, and paying fixed annual tribute to the central treasury✓ Correct Answer
C. Supervising temple construction and officiating priestly coronation rituals
D. Collecting judicial fines and enforcing criminal law in municipal towns
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Nayankara system of the Vijayanagara Empire involved granting revenue-yielding territories to military chiefs known as Nayakas in exchange for maintaining a stipulated contingent of troops for the imperial army and remitting an annual financial tribute. Alternative options describe customs administration or religious duties. This decentralized military feudalism sustained the empire's territorial integrity until its eventual decline.
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