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KPSC KAS 2017 · Question 21 of 200

The Islamic Sultanates of the Deccan (Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golconda, Berar, Bidar) combined in 1565 to inflict a crushing defeat on the ruler of the Hindu Vijayanagar empire in the Battle of Talikota. Who was the king of Vijayanagar at that time ?

Medieval Indian History

  1. ARama RayaCorrect
  2. BSatyaki
  3. CTirumala
  4. DSadashiva Raya

Answer: A. Rama Raya

Explanation

Rama Raya was the de facto ruler of Vijayanagara when the combined Deccan Sultanates defeated it at the Battle of Talikota in 1565.

Source: KPSC Gazetted Probationers Prelims 2017, Paper-I (General Studies, subject code 261), Series A

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