Battle of Talikota (1565)

Battle of Talikota (Deccan Sultanates: & Ahmadnagar Sultanate & Bijapur Sultanate & Golconda Sultanate & Bidar Sultanate & Berar Sultanate vs Vijayanagara Empire) took place in 1565 during Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent.

Battle facts

• Year: 1565
• Date: 1565-01-26
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
• Side A: Deccan Sultanates:, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, Bijapur Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate, Bidar Sultanate, Berar Sultanate
• Side B: Vijayanagara Empire
• Commanders (A): Hussain Nizam Shah I, Ali Adil Shah I, Ibrahim Qutb Shah, Ali Barid Shah I, Burhan Imad Shah
• Commanders (B): Rama Raya, Venkatadri, Tirumala Deva Raya, Achutappa Nayak, Hande Malakappa Nayaka
• Casualties: Significantly less (side A), Over 100,000 (Vijayanagara Empire)
• Outcome: Deccani alliance victory Collapse of the Vijaynagar Empire
• Coordinates: 16.473°, 76.312°

Read more

Wikipedia article on Battle of Talikota · Wikidata entry

Open the interactive WarAtlas → · Play today's daily challenge →