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Describe the various methods used by scholars to reconstruct the history of the city and the empire from the ruins of Hampi up to 20th century.

Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :(i) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hampi-481909" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HAMPI">HAMPI</a>, the capital city of the Vijayanagara empire, was discovered by Colonel Colin <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mackenzie-550391" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MACKENZIE">MACKENZIE</a>. Mackenzie, who was a well-known engineer, surveyou and a cartographer visited Hampi in `1800`. <br/> (ii) He prepared the first survey of Hampi. In preparing it he collected most of his information from the priest of Virupaksha and the Pampadevi temple working as the first Surveyor General of India `(1815-1821)`. <br/> (iii) He tried to understand the past of India in a better way. He surveyed historical sites so that their governance could be made easy and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/efficient-966565" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EFFICIENT">EFFICIENT</a>. His <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/efforts-449198" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EFFORTS">EFFORTS</a> gave a new impetus to the future researchers. <br/> (iv) As early as `<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1836-1799227" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1836">1836</a>`, an epigraphist began to collect inscriptions from the Virupaksha temple. He was Alexander Greenlaw.</body></html>


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