Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?
✓ Correct answer: a) Krishnadevaraya
ExplanationKing Krishnadevaraya (1509 to 1529) of Tuluva dynasty allowed the Portuguese to build a fort Bhatkal in 1510. The town was named Bhatakala after the Jain grammarian Bhattakalanka Deva, who hailed from Haduvalli, 16 km away, capital of the Saluvas of Gerusoppa.The Vitthal temples and the Hazara Rama temple were constructed during his reign.41
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