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Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Amoghavarsha I” option2=”Ballala II” option3=”Harihara I” option4=”Prataparudra II” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\nHarihara I, along with his brother Bukka I, founded the Vijayanagara Empire in 1336 CE. The empire was established on the southern bank of the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna River. The founders initially ruled the kingdom as representatives of the deity Virupaksha, the principal deity of the region and the site of the new capital, Vijayanagara.
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\n– The question describes the founding of the Vijayanagara Empire.
\n– The location is specified as the south bank of a tributary to the Krishna (Tungabhadra).
\n– The founders ruled as agents of a deity (Virupaksha).
\n– Harihara I was one of the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire and fits this description.
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\nThe Vijayanagara Empire grew into one of the most powerful South Indian kingdoms, known for its resistance to the Sultanates in the Deccan and its patronage of arts and culture. The worship of Virupaksha remained central to the state ideology.
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Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong? [amp_mcq option1=”Amoghavarsha I” option2=”Ballala II” option3=”Harihara I” option4=”Prataparudra II” correct=”option3″] … <\/p>\n

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