Battle of Talikota (Samrat)



The Battle of Talikota (January 26, 1565), a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and Hindustani Empire against the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a rout of of the Deccan sultanates, and ended the last great muslim ressistance in South India. Talikota is situated in northern Karnataka, about 80 km to the southeast of the city of Karnataka Bijapur.

Prelude
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 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.