Question

Explain the benefits of trade to the Vijayanagara empire.​

Answer 1

Answer:

It carried on trade in diamonds, rubies, pearls etc. ... The imports were horses, elephants, pearls, copper, coral, mercury, China silk and velvet. The exports were cloth, rice, iron, salt petre, sugar and spices. The main industries of the Vijayanagara empire were cloth, perfumes and utensils of various kinds.

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Answer 2

Almost all travellers who visited the Vijayanagara empire which lasted more than 200 years (1336 A.D. to 1565 A.D.) have spoken highly of the economic, cultural, political and social life of the empire.

Under the leadership of some very able rulers, the Vijayanagara empire attained immense prosperity in all walks of life.

The Italian traveller Nicolo and Persian traveller Abdul Razaq visited Vijayanagara empire towards the middle of the 15th century A.D. The Portuguese travellers Dominigos Pius, Barbosa and Nuniz came to India in the early part of the 16th century.

Nicolo has written specifically about the religious life of the people. He has also written about the military also. Abdul Razaq has thrown a good deal of light about the political conditions and the administrative set-up. Barbosa has written about the rich social life and Dominigo Pius has described the flourishing city of Vijayanagara-the capital of the Kingdom.