INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ashtaelic Gajangals were present in the courts of
A
Devarya II
B
Vaktaka I
C
Sambasivarya
D
Krishnadevraya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The court in which the Ashtadiggajas used to work was also called Bhuvana Vijayam (Conquest of the World). Most of these Ashtadiggajas were from the southern part of present-day Andhra Pradesh. The village of Thippalur in the present-day Cuddapah district was given to the Ashtadiggajas by the emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashtadiggajas is the collective title given to the eight Telugu scholars and poets in the court of Emperor Krishnadevaraya who ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 until his death in 1529.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ashtadiggajas: Emperor Krishnadevaraya governed the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 until his death in 1529, and the eight Telugu intellectuals and poets in his court were known as the Ashtadiggajas. Telugu literature and culture reached their pinnacle during his rule. Hence, this option is correct.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: Bhakti saint Vallabhacharya visited the court of Krishnadevaraya and scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate.

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