UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 69
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?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Harihara I, associated with the founding of Vijayanagara on the Tungabhadra, established a polity symbolically dedicated to Virupaksha, whose agent the king claimed to be.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Amoghavarsha I ruled the Rashtrakutas and did not found Vijayanagara.
B: Incorrect - Ballala II was a Hoysala ruler, not Vijayanagara’s founder.
C: Correct - Harihara I founded Vijayanagara, with a religious-political association with Virupaksha.
D: Incorrect - Prataparudra II belonged to the Kakatiya dynasty, not Vijayanagara’s founding dynasty.