Question

Why were amarnayakas very powerful

Answer 1

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The Amarnayakas were very powerful because they were given the power to collect tax in their territories assigned to them by the king in the Vijayanagara empire.

They eventually became the hereditary owners of this land in return for a fixed amount that they paid to the king on a yearly basis