The Nayaks who were local military chiefs were recognized as key political figures in the Vijayanagara state

A. The Nayaks possessed land rights granted to them by the Vijayanagara king.

B. The Nayaks were the owners of all lands in the empire.

C. The Nayaks have completely dependent on the decisions of the kings of Vijayanagara until 1565, later they became semi-independent.

D. The Nayaks also worked as feudatories with conditional military tenure as 75% of the Vijayanagara empire was under amaram.

E. The Nayaks also colluded with the Afaqi and Dakhini nobles of the Bahmani kingdom.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: