Question

Who defeated the Kalinga king Prataparudra Gajapati?
(A) Krishna Devaraya
(B) Tirumala Raya
(C) Harihara Raya I
(D) Achyuta Raya

Answer 1

Hint: The last Gajapati emperor of Odisha was Prataparudra from the Suryavamshi dynasty. This dynasty was started by his grandfather Kapilendra Deva Routaraya. His life was filled with military campaigns in defence of his inherited territory from the enemy states Vijayanagar, Hussain Shahi dynasty of Bengal and the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golkonda.

Complete step-by-step answer:
The famous king of the Vijayanagara Empire was Sri Krishna Devaraya. At the most important time, he ruled Vijayanagara. One of the greatest kings of India is considered to be Krishna Devaraya. Moorurayaraganda, Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana and Andhra Bhoja are the titles earned by the emperor Krishna Devaraya. He was born in 1471 in Hampi, Bellary, Karnataka. He died in 1529. He belongs to the Tuluva Dynasty. His father was Narasa Nayaka and mother was Nagala Devi. Krishna Devaraya’s rule was an age of good literature in many languages. This age is also known as the golden age of Telugu literature. The patronage of the emperor was enjoyed by many Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu poets. The Emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya was fluent in many languages. The Kalinga king Prataparudra Gajapati belongs to the Kalua Deva dynasty. His father was Purushottama Deva. King Prataparudra was able to capture Vijayanagara for a brief time. But later, Krishna Devaraya defeated Prataparudra.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Note: There were two conflicts between the king Prataparudra and the Vijayanagara. These two conflicts were before the rule of Shri Krishna Devaraya. Krishna Devaraya became the king of Vijayanagara in 1509. Then after, there was a war between the kings Prataparudra and Krishna Devaraya for about seven years and the final result of this war was the downfall of the empire of Prataparudra.