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Highlight any four aspects observed by the Portuguese Traveller Barbosa on the Urban Core of the Vijaynagara Empire.

Answer:

Barbosa has described a detailed account of Vijayanagra rulers, economic and social life of the empire.

Four aspects are given below observed by Barbosa:

(i) Most of the houses were thatched but well built.

(ii) Houses were arranged according to the occupation of the people in long streets in many open places.

(iii) The whole nagar was surrounded by a mountain, a river, a good wall.

(iv) There were many jewels which were brought from Pegu and Celani and in the country itself many diamonds are found.