The battle of Talikota was fought between Sultanates of the Deccan and Vijaynagar kingdom on 26 January 1565 AD. The Vijaynagar kingdom suffered a lot in the battle of Rakshasi and Tangdi.
At the time of Battle of Talikota, Sadasiva Raya was the ruler of Vijaynagar kingdom. But he was a puppet ruler The real power was exercised by his minister Ram Raya. He tried to crush the power of Deccan sultanates However, The Deccan sultanates got a hint of his plan and formed an alliance against Vijayanagar kingdom. Soon, they attacked the kingdom and looted and destroyed.
Its Consequences
• The battle of Talicota ended the prominence of Viajaynagar kingdom in South Indian politics.
• The Kingdom of Mysore, Nayakas of Vellore, Nayakas of Keladi in Shimoga declared their independence from Vijayanagar.
• The Muslim Sultanates of Deccan could not gain much out of this victory because they were soon engaged themselves in fighting between themselves and fell easy to the Mughals.
Causes of Vijaynagar's defeat
• Vijaynagar lost the battle because of the lesser number of cavalry as compared with the Deccan Sultanates.
• The Deccan sultanates had more sophisticated weapons in comparison to Vijaynagar kingdom.
• The Deccan sultanates were better in artillery warfare
• The biggest reason of Vijaynagar's defeat was the betrayal of two key commanders in Vijaynagar kingdom known as Gilani brothers
