Question

brief note on
Krishnadevaraya​

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Krishnadevaraya was a emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty and is considered to be its greatest ruler. He possessed the largest empire in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. His rule extended over parts of present day Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Northern Tamil Nadu. He was a great fighter and never gave up till the end. He won his greatest victory against the Bahmani Sultans. He annexed the Raichur Doab area and consolidated his position as the strongest king in the south.

Krishnadevaraya took many steps for the betterment of his empire:-

1. He promote agriculture by building dams and irrigation canals.
2. He set up a system of provincial government with himself as the absolute head and with trusted aides as governors of smaller provinces.
3. Krishnadevaraya encouraged foreign trade and collected revenue in the form of custom duties and taxes from the Portuguese traders.