Paes was greatly impressed by the size, prosperity, and architecture of Vijayanagara and compared it favourably to Rome.
Of the following visitors, who compared medieval Vijayanagara with Rome ?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2020 · Topic: Vijayanagara Empire (Foreign Accounts: Nicolo de Conti, Abdur Razzaq, Domingos Paes, Fernão Nuniz)
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