Question

Explain the administration and the economy of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Write about the administration and economy of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Solution: The three ways in which one could rule the Vijayanagara kingdom were hereditary that was based on the principle of primo-geniture, usurpation, and regent.​​
Varahas were the gold coins issued by the emperor. These coins had the symbol of boar, the royal emblem of the Vijayanagara Empire.​ Its main occupation was agriculture.
The kingdom exported Rice, Cotton clothes, Iron, Diamonds, Sugar, Musk, Sandal, Spices ​by trade. The kingdom imported Horse, Silk clothes, Mukhmal clothes by trade. ​Important industry was the Cloth-weaving​ industry.
The kingdom had a strong and decentralised administrative system. It was divided into provinces, which were divided into regions, which were divided into cities, which were divided into villages.