Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
The ruler who founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary of the Krishna River and claimed to rule as an agent of a deity is Harihara I. Founder of Vijayanagara Empire: Harihara I is credited with founding the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. Location: The empire's capital, Hampi, is situated on the south bank of the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna River. Divine Right to Rule: The Vijayanagara rulers claimed a divine right to rule, associating themselves with the Hindu deity Vishnu. They saw themselves as agents of the deity, responsible for protecting the land south of the Krishna River.