• Krishnadevarya built a new city, called Nagalapuram. He was the greatest of the Vijayanagar rulers and belonged to the Tuluva dynasty. He also built the famous Vittalaswamy and Hazara Ramaswamy temples at Vijayanagar. Besides, he built a large number of Rayagopurams.

• Krishnadevarya was a great patron of literature and art, and he was known as Andhra Bhoja. The peak of literary achievement was reached during his reign. He himself was a scholar in Sanskrit and Telugu. He authored a Telugu work, Amukthamalyadha and Sanskrit works, Jambavati Kalyanam and Ushaparinayam.

• Foreign travellers have left vivid accounts on the splendour of buildings and luxurious social life in the city of Vijayanagar. Nicolo de Conti refers to the prevalence of slavery.

• Domingo Paes mentions of the beautiful houses of the rich and the large number of their household servants.

• The Vijayanagar army was well-organized and efficient. The top-grade officers of the army were known as Nayaks or Poligars. They were granted land in lieu of their services. These lands were called amaram. Soldiers were usually paid in cash.