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On the basis of contemporary sources evaluate the system of agriculture and irrigation of the Vijayanagar kingdom.

  • UPSC 2013
  • The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Political History

Agriculture formed the fiscal backbone of the Vijayanagara state, and the semi-arid Deccan interior around the Tungabhadra basin made irrigation a matter of active state and community investment rather than incidental infrastructure.

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  • Cropping Pattern and Revenue Base as Recorded in the Sources
  • Irrigation Works Attested in the Epigraphic and Travel Record
  • River-Fed Systems: Anicuts and Canals
  • Tanks and Village-Level Water Storage
  • Maintenance as an Institutionalised Function
  • Reading the Sources Critically

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