History • Medieval IndiaHard
Analyze the administrative and socio-economic organization of the Vijayanagara Empire under the Krishnadevaraya administration: 1. The empire was divided into provinces known as Mandalas which were subdivided into Nadus Sthalas and Gramas. 2. The Nayankara system functioned as a military feudal arrangement where commanders called Nayakas maintained troops and collected revenue from assigned territories while paying a fixed annual tribute to the central exchequer. 3. The central administration imposed heavy taxes on trade guilds while completely exempting agricultural produce from any form of land revenue assessment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Agricultural land revenue constituted the primary source of income for the Vijayanagara state ranging between one-sixth and one-fourth of the produce making the third statement incorrect. The first and second statements are correct reflecting the hierarchical provincial structure and the Nayankara military system vividly described by foreign travelers like Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz. Krishnadevaraya authored the famous Telugu political treatise Amuktamalyada.
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