Battle of Talikota | |||||||
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Part of Deccan sultanates–Vijayanagara conflicts | |||||||
![]() Battle of Talikota from Ta'rif-i Husain Shahi (Chronicle of Husain Shah), 16th century. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Vijayanagara Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rama Raya ![]() Venkatadri † Tirumala Deva Raya Achutappa Nayak |
The Battle of Talikota, also known as that of Rakkasagi–Tangadagi (23 January 1565), was a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates.[2] The battle resulted in the defeat and death of Rama Raya, the de facto ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, which led to the immediate collapse of the Vijayanagara polity and reconfigured South Indian and Deccan politics.[2]
The specific details of the battle and its immediate aftermath are notoriously difficult to reconstruct in light of the distinctly contrarian narratives present across primary sources.[3] The defeat in this battle is usually blamed on the gap in relative military prowess of the combatants.[4][3] Orientalist and nationalist historians claimed the battle as part of a clash of civilizations between Hindus and Muslims.[2][3] Contemporary scholars reject such characterizations as flawed.[5][6]
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