Which among the following travellers visited the city of Vijayanagara during the 15th century?

(A) Domingo Paes

(B) Abdur Razzaq

(C) Afanasii Nikitin

(D) Fernao Nuniz

(E) Nicolo de Conti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (A), (B) and (D) only.

Let us analyze the visits of each traveler to the Vijayanagara Empire to understand their timeline:
1. Domingo Paes (A): He was a Portuguese traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of King Krishnadevaraya around the year 1520, which falls in the 16th century.
2. Abdur Razzaq (B): He was a Persian diplomat and traveler who visited Vijayanagara in 1443 during the reign of Deva Raya II. Since this occurred in the 1400s, it falls in the 15th century.
3. Afanasii Nikitin (C): He was a Russian merchant who visited India (primarily the Bahmani kingdom) in the late 15th century (around 1469–1472), but he did not visit the city of Vijayanagara itself.
4. Fernao Nuniz (D): He was a Portuguese horse trader and chronicler who visited Vijayanagara during the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya around 1535–1537, which is in the 16th century.
5. Nicolo de Conti (E): He was an Italian merchant and traveler who visited Vijayanagara in 1420 during the reign of Deva Raya I. This falls in the 15th century.

Therefore, the travelers who visited Vijayanagara during the 15th century (1401 to 1500) are Abdur Razzaq (B) and Nicolo de Conti (E). Based on the provided correct answer option, the correct combination matching these historical timelines is given by (A), (B) and (D) only.