Chapters: 1565 in Denmark, 1565 in India, 1565 in Ireland, 1565 in Japan, 1565 in Scotland, Battle of Talikota, Battle of Affane, Action of 7 July 1565, Battle of Glentaisie, Battle of Axtorna, Action of 4 June 1565, Chaseabout Raid, Siege of Kuragano. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Battle of Talikota Kannada (or Tellikota) (January 26, 1565), a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a rout of Vijayanagara, and ended the last great Hindu kingdom in South India. Talikota is situated in northern Karnataka, about 80 km to the southeast of the city of Bijapur.

The throne of the Vijayanagara Empire had passed from Achyuta Raya, upon his death, to Rama Raya, The Sultanates decided to unite and destroy the Hindu kingdom. Inter-family marriages between Sultans solved many of their internal conflicts and they finally united against the Vijayanagara empire, which was seen as the common enemy. On January 26, 1565 the Deccan Sultanates of Ahmednagar, Bidar, Bijapur and Golconda, who had formed a grand alliance, met the Vijayanagara army at Talikota between two villages called Rakkasa and Tangadi, on the alluvial banks of the Krishna River, in present day Karnataka state. It was one of the few times in medieval Indian history that a joint strategy was employed. The sultanates were also aided by some minor Hindu kingdoms who held grudges against the Vijayanagara Empire. The Deccan kings had a grand total of 80,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. Vijayanagara, on the other hand, had 140,000 foot soldiers, with another 10,000 on horseback. The armies also had large numbers of war elephants.

This decisive battle was fiercely fought. Fighting in a rocky terrain, the invading troops launched a classic off.More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2488816.