2023 · Medieval HistoryPrevious Year Question
Q8.
Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?
A. Devaraya I
B. Mallikarjuna
C. Vira Vijaya
D. Virupaksha
Answer

A

Explanation

I in around 1410 A.D. got a barrage across the Tungabhadra and commissioned a 24 km long aqueduct from Tungabhadra river to capital. The account provided by Nuniz gives details the projects by Deva Raya I that brought prosperity to Kingdom. option (a) is the correct answer.