Vijayanagara Empire was established in which year?

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Correct — A, 1336 A.D. The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, who established the kingdom on the south bank of the Tungabhadra river (the site that grew into the city of Vijayanagara, present-day Hampi), traditionally with the guidance of the sage Vidyaranya of Sringeri. This founding line is known as the Sangama dynasty, the first of the four dynasties (Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu) that ruled Vijayanagara.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) A century too early — this falls within the early Delhi Sultanate period (Iltutmish era), long before Vijayanagara's founding.  (c) A century too late — by 1436 the Sangama dynasty was already a century old; this date falls within the reign of Deva Raya II.  (d) Twenty years too early — 1316 predates the empire's founding and falls within the late Khalji/early Tughlaq period in Delhi.

Concept: The Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646) was founded by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty on the Tungabhadra's south bank, growing into one of medieval South India's largest and most prosperous Hindu empires, famed for its capital city Vijayanagara ('city of victory', modern Hampi). It rose partly as a bulwark against the northern Deccan/Delhi Sultanate expansion and later fought a sustained rivalry with the Bahmani Sultanate.

State PCS 2022 Q63 — History PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q63 — History PYQ with Answer