Under which king did Persian traveller Abdur Razzak visit?

60th-62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016

A. Dev Rai I
B. Krishnadeva Raya I
C. Dev Rai II
D. Krishna Rai II
E. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: Dev Rai II

Option c is the correct answer. Abdur Razzak was a Persian traveler who visited India in the 15th century. He was the ambassador of the Shah Rukh of the Timurid dynasty to the Vijayanagara Empire. He visited the empire during the reign of Deva Raya II of the Sangama dynasty. Important Tips Razzak's travelogue, Matla-us-Sadain wa Majma-ulBahrain, is a valuable source of information about the Vijayanagara Empire. He described the empire's military, economy, and culture. Razzaq reported that the empire of Deva Raya II stretched from Ceylon to Gulbarga and from Orissa to Malabar. He also described the city of Hampi, which was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire at the time.

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