[A] Sultan
Notes: Ariz-i-mumalik was not the commander-in-chief of the army. The Sultan himself was the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The military department was set up first by Balban and it was further improved by Alauddin Khalji.

[B] Mathematician
Notes: In case of secular literature, Parameshvara who was a noted South Indian mathematician from the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics lived in the court of Deva Raya II.

[C] Tenali Ramakrishna
Notes: Tenali Ramakrishna was the author of Panduranga Mahamatyam. He is one of the eight eminent scholars of Telugu known as the ‘Ashta diggajas’ who adorned the court of Krishna Deva Raya.

[B] Krishna Deva Raya
Notes: Krishna Deva Raya founded a suburban township called Nagalapuram after his mother near Vijayanagar. Some of the most detailed descriptions of Vijayanagar come from the period of Krishna Deva Raya.

[A] Alauddin I
Notes: The earliest period of architectural development in the Bahamnai Kingdom began in 1347 CE, when Alauddin I constructed the Gulbarga Fort. In the realm of architecture in the Bahamani Kingdom, mixed cultural influences led to the evolution of a style that was a harmonious blend of both Hindu and Islamic.