Question

What is the name of Persian ambassador who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during year 1443?
A. Marco polo
B. Abdul Razak
C. Barbosa
D. Nikolo Kanti

Answer 1

Hint: Vizianagaram is the modern city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district. In ancient times, it was the Vijayanagara Empire in India. Many foreign ambassadors had visited this place during the old ruling of many kings. It is situated at the central Eastern Ghats.

Complete solution:
The Persian ambassador who visited was Abdul Razak in the year 1443. He was a Timurid chronicler and a scholar. He visited the Vijayanagar Kingdom at the time of Dev Raya Second as an ambassador of Shah Rukh. Shah Rukh was the ruler of the Timurid dynasty of Persia. He gave an account of the reign of Devaraya Second in his Malta as Sadain Wa Majma ul Bahrain.

Additional Information:
Domingo Paes was the Portuguese traveller. He visited the Vijayanagara Empire in the year around 1520. This empire was located in the Deccan part of southern India. At that time the ruler was Raja Krishnadevaraya. He was the most powerful king of the Vijayanagara Empire. He was an all-time popular and strong king of Vijayanagara.

Nicolo Conti was an Italian who visited Vijayanagara in the year around 1420. It happened just after the accession of Devaraya First.

The first known foreign traveller who mentioned the fortifications of this city. At that time the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
When Muhammad Tughlaq was losing his power from the Deccan. Then two Hindu princes, Harihar and Bukka founded their independent kingdom in 1336. It was situated in the region between the river Krishna and Tungabhadra.