Battle of Talikota or Tellikota (January 26, 1565) fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates resulted in a rout for Vijayanagara and ended the last great Hindu kingdom in South India. The Vijayanagar Empire which rose to its zenith under Krishna Deva Raya saw Achyuta Raya ascend the throne before Rama Raya was crowned. Ramaraya was known to be a manipulative person and indulged too much into the affairs of the neighbouring Muslim sultanates. Though it worked initially, Rama Raya took the game too far and finally the sultanates decided to band together and destroy the Hindu kingdom. January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... Map of Somalia including the self-proclaimed boundary of Somaliland Northern Somali sultanates In the late Nineteenth Century, two sultanates emerged and ruled Northern Somalia, an area stretching as far west to Burco from Las Khorey. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Emperor Sri Achyuta Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire of south India. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also pronounced Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...

On January 26th, 1565 the Islamic kingdoms of Ahmednagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur and Golconda who had formed a grand alliance met the Vijayanagar army. It was one of the few times in medieval history that a joint strategy was employed. The sultanates were also aided by some minor Hindu kingdoms that had grudges against Vijayanagar Empire. The Deccan kings had a grand total of 80,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. Vijayanagar on the other hand had a 140,000 foot soldiers with another 10,000 on horseback. The armies also had large numbers of war elephants. The battleground was a place called Talikota on the banks of the Krishna River in the modern day state of Karnataka. The decisive battle was brief and bitter. Fighting in a rocky terrain, the invading troops launched a classic offensive strategy. First they softened up the primary lines of the Vijayanagar army using cannon fire. The concentrated artillery took its toll and the massive frontal attack by the combined armies then finished the job. The battle ended in a complete victory for the sultanates with the raja being beheaded and put on display as a trophy. What followed was pillaging and the destruction of Vijayanagar. Ahmednagar is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India, on the left bank of the river Sna, about 100 km southeast of Pune. ... Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. ... Bidar is a city in Karnataka state, India. ... Bijapur is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Golconda is a ruined city and fortress 11 km west of the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... Indian war elephant, relief at Mathura, 2nd century BC War elephants were important, although not widespread, weapons in ancient military history. ... The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Beheading. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagar empire in the Southern part of India. ...

The battle spelt the death knell for the large Hindu kingdoms in India and it also ended the last great southern empire. However even amongst the victors there was no permanent peace as the sultanates and Muslim rulers of the south continued to engage in squabbling and fighting which would ultimately result in their capitulation to the Mughals and later the British Empire. The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was the worlds first global power and the largest empire in human history, a product of the European Age of Discovery that began with the global maritime empires of...

External links

• The Fall of Hampi
• Hampi - A Guide To History And Tourism