UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2013 · Q6(b) · 15 marks
On the basis of contemporary sources evaluate the system of agriculture and irrigation of the Vijaynagar kingdom.
- Chapter
- The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century-Political
- Topic
- Vijayanagara: Society, Economy and Foreign Accounts
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