SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 42

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. Sangama Dynasty.

It was established in 1336 the rebellions against Tughluq rule in the Deccan,by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty. There were four dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagar- Sangama Dynasty, Saluva Dynasty, Tuluva Dynasty and Aravidu Dynasty. It was the first dynasty to rule over the Vijaynagar empire.

Additional Information-

• Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara kingdom. Hampi was a city located in northern Karnataka. Hampi is a famous pilgrimage centre of the Hindu and Jain religions.
• Krishnadeva Raya of Tuluva Dynasty was the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers.The empire is generally considered to have reached its peak during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya.
• Krishna Deva was also a great patron of art and literature, and was known as ‘Andhra Bhoja’. Eight eminent luminaries in literature known as Ashtadiggajas were at his court.
• Ramraya was the last ruler of the Vijayanagar empire of Aravidu Dynasty.
• The Battle of Talikota, January 23, 1565,also known as that of Rakshasi–Tangadi, was a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates. The battle resulted in the defeat of Rama Raya which led to the eventual collapse of the polity and reconfigured Deccan politics And the empire  slowly shrunk and ended in 1646.
• The Hindu Vijayanagar empire lasted for more than two centuries as the dominant power in south India.