Under the enlightened rule of Krishnadeva Raya in the 16th century, the empire rose to its zenith and drew appreciation from travellers around the world. Barbosa, a Portuguese traveller, wrote: “The king allows such freedom that every man may come and go and live according to his own creed, without suffering any annoyance and without enquiring whether he is a Christian, Jew, Moor or Heathen. Great equity and justice is observed to all, not only by the ruler but by the people, to one another.” This continued the remarkably cosmopolitan culture that was in the Indian subcontinent since the earliest of times.
Abdur Razzak, a Persian visitor of the 15th century, wrote of Hampi that “the pupil of the eye has never seen a place like it and the ear of intelligence has never been informed that there existed anything equal to it in the world”. Portuguese visitors in the 16th century found Hampi to be like “a second paradise”, with no equal in the world then.
Abdur Razzak, a Persian visitor of the 15th century, wrote of Hampi that “the pupil of the eye has never seen a place like it and the ear of intelligence has never been informed that there existed anything equal to it in the world”. Portuguese visitors in the 16th century found Hampi to be like “a second paradise”, with no equal in the world then.
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