Question

Who was the last ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?
A. Ramraya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Harihar Rai
D. Bukkarai

Answer 1

Hint: Vijayanagar Empire was established in the Deccan region. Vijayanagar Empire has a prominent role in the history of India and various sources such as literary, numismatics, archaeological and other happy news in recent times understand the history of Vijayanagar Empire and the dynasties and kings that ruled the region.

Complete answer: One of the most important empires ever found on the Deccan plateau in south India was the Vijayanagar empire. Basically, for different dynasties or Kingdoms ruled over the Vijayanagar empire. They include; Sangama dynasty, Saluva Dynasty, Tuluva dynasty, and Aravidu dynasty. The last ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire was Ramraya. He was the ruler of the last dynasty that ruled the Vijayanagara empire and he adopted a strategy where he first allied with one king specifically Deccan sultans and then with some other and tried to use them against each other. But soon his tactics failed and he lost his Kingdom which led to the fall of the Vijayanagara empire as already mentioned this was the last time in history that ruled the once prosperous and mighty Empire. Krishnadevaraya, Harihar Rai, Bukkarai and others were the prominent rulers of Vijayanagar empire but were not the last rulers. Therefore, other options are incorrect.
Thus, option A is correct.

Note: The Vijayanagar Kingdom holds a special place in the history of India. The Kingdom had a long drawn rivalry with the Bahmani Kingdom that was located in the neighbourhood of Vijayanagar Kingdom. Rulers of both the Kingdoms frequently fought with each other to capture each other's territories and establish their dominance over the complete region.