Question

1. Who was called the 'Akbar of Kashmir'? Why was he called so?
How did Krishnadeva Rava make his kingdom powerful and prosperous​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Zain-ul-Abidin was the eighth sultan of Kashmir. He is one of the very few rulers who ruled for about 50 years. He also look several steps for the welfare of his subjects. He had a liberal religious policy, p. romoted literature, art and architecture due to which he was called the 'Akbar of Kashmir'.

Krishnadeva Raya took various steps to make the Vijayanagar empire rich and prosperous like: He encouraged foreign trade with the Portuguese. He collected good revenue from them by imposing custom duties and other taxes. He took active steps to promote agriculture.