This empire reached its height under Krishnadevaraya (“KRISH-nuh-day-vuh-RYE-uh”), who subjugated the Gajapatis (“guh-JAH-puh-tees”) of Odisha and captured Raichur (“RYE-choor”) and Gulbarga in the 1510s. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this empire that dominated South India from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The name of its capital translates to “city of victory.”
ANSWER: Vijayanagara (“VEE-jay-uh-NUH-guh-ruh”)
[10h] Though Kannada (“KUN-nuh-dah”) was the court language for most of the empire’s history, the reign of Krishnadevaraya saw extensive patronage of poets in this Dravidian language, such as the eight Ashtadiggajas (“USH-tuh-DIG-guh-juhs”).
ANSWER: Telugu (“TELL-oo-goo”)
[10e] The Vijayanagara Empire was subject to a punitive invasion by this island’s Sinhala Kotte (“KOH-tay”) Kingdom while itself briefly vassalizing its Tamil Hindu Jaffna Kingdom.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [or Ceylon]
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