Battle of Raichur

Battle of Raichur
	Part of Deccani–Vijayanagar wars
	; Raichur Fort
Date	19 May 1520
Location	Raichur, Karnataka, India
Result	Vijaynagar victory Complete sack and destruction of capital Bijapur;
Belligerents
Vijayanagara Empire	Sultanate of Bijapur
Commanders and leaders
Krishnadevaraya; Timmarusu; Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayaka; Hande Mallaraya; Timmappa Nayaka; Adapa Nayaka; Kumara Virayya; Ganda Raya	Ismail Adil Shah ; Mirza Jahangir †; Salabut Khan (POW) ; Asada Khan
Strength
Contemporary sources: 132,000 32,000 cavalry; 550 elephants; ; Portuguese contingent; Another estimate: 30,000 troops; Modern estimates: 70,000 infantry; 30,000 cavalry; 550 war elephants[citation needed];	120,000 infantry; 18,000 cavalry; 150 elephants; Inside fort:; 8,000 infantry; 400 horses; 20 elephants; 30 catapults; 200 Heavy artillery;
Casualties and losses
16,000 soldiers	Unknown but heavy[citation needed]

The Battle of Raichur was fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Sultanate of Bijapur in 1520^[7] in the town of Raichur, India. It resulted in a decisive victory for Vijayanagara forces, and the Bijapur ruler was defeated and pushed across the river Krishna.^[8]

^ Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar.
^ Sastri, K A Nilakanta (1946). Further Source Of Vijayanagara History Vol I.
^ Eaton 2013, p. 292.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Bhat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ GOPAL, M. H. (1956). THE HISTORY OF VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE VOL.1. POPULAR PRAKASHAN,BOMBAY. pp. 139–144.
^ Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar. The Raya then crossed the river and seized the Shah's camp, while the Shah himself, by the counsel and help of Asada Khan, a man who afterwards became very famous, escaped only with his life, and fled from the field on an elephant.
^ Roy (2014), p. 68: "In 1520, Battle of Raichur was fought between Krishna Raya of Vijayanagara and Sultan Ismail Adil Shah of Bijapur."
^ Krishna Reddy (2008). Indian History. Tata McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070635777.

[1] Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar.

[2] Sastri, K A Nilakanta (1946). Further Source Of Vijayanagara History Vol I.

[FOOTNOTEEaton2013292-3] Eaton 2013, p. 292.

[Bhat-4] Cite error: The named reference Bhat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] GOPAL, M. H. (1956). THE HISTORY OF VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE VOL.1. POPULAR PRAKASHAN,BOMBAY. pp. 139–144.

[6] Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar. The Raya then crossed the river and seized the Shah's camp, while the Shah himself, by the counsel and help of Asada Khan, a man who afterwards became very famous, escaped only with his life, and fled from the field on an elephant.

[Roy_68-7] Roy (2014), p. 68: "In 1520, Battle of Raichur was fought between Krishna Raya of Vijayanagara and Sultan Ismail Adil Shah of Bijapur."

[8] Krishna Reddy (2008). Indian History. Tata McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070635777.

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