During Krishnadevaraya's reign, Vijayanagara maintained active trade and diplomatic relations with European powers, notably including Portuguese traders who had established a presence on the western coast of India, particularly at:
A.
Goa
B.
Surat
C.
Calicut (also significant, though Goa was particularly central to Portuguese Deccan trade)
Krishnadevaraya's reign is documented by contemporary foreign travellers, including the Portuguese traveller Domingo Paes, whose detailed account provides valuable insight into the:
A.
Delhi Sultanate exclusively
B.
Mughal court exclusively
C.
Prosperity, administration, and grandeur of the Vijayanagara Empire
C. Prosperity, administration, and grandeur of the Vijayanagara Empire
15.
The decisive battle that led to the catastrophic defeat of the Vijayanagara Empire, fought against a confederacy of Deccan Sultanates, is known as the Battle of Talikota (also called the Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi), fought in:
