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?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

(a) Amoghavarsha I

(b) Ballala II

(c) Harihara I

(d) Prataparudra II


Answer: (c)

Explanation:

  • Harihara I founded the Vijayanagara Empire and gradually expanded his control over the Tungabhadra River valley and certain regions of Konkan and Malabar Coast through military conquests.
  • The death of Madurai’s last ruler Veera Ballala III created a power vacuum, which helped Harihara I emerge as a sovereign power.
  • He also directly ruled over the entire Hoysala territories.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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