Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
UPSC CSE Pre. 2015
A. Amoghavarsha I
B. Ballala II
C. Harihara I
D. Prataparudra II
Answer: Harihara I
Option c is the correct answer.
Vijayanagar was founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty. They were originally served under the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal. They proclaimed their independence and founded a new city on the south bank of the Tungabhadra River. It was called Vijayanagar meaning city of victory.