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Vijayanagara–Bahmani Wars (1460s)
In the 1460s, the Vijayanagara Empire in the southern Deccan and the Bahmani Sultanate in the north fought over the Raichur doab between the Krishna …
Timeline
- 1463–1464Bidar · KarnatakaAfter Muhammad Shah III ascended the throne at Bidar in 1463, the Bahmani court renewed pressure on Vijayanagara, with the border forts and the Raichur direction becoming the focus of contention.
- 1465Vijayanagara (Hampi) · KarnatakaMallikarjuna Raya died around 1465 and was succeeded by his brother Virupaksha Raya II. During the dynastic transition, Bahmani forces took the opportunity to advance on the southern border, and the empire had to reorganize its defenses under the new ruler.
- 1468–1470Raichur · KarnatakaBetween 1468 and 1470, the two sides fought multiple engagements around Raichur and its surrounding forts. Vijayanagara forces briefly recovered lost ground, but Bahmani still controlled some strategic corridors; the war remained a back-and-forth stalemate without resolving the territorial disputes.
Sources
- A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar — K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)
- The Cambridge History of India, Volume III: Turks and Afghans — Wolseley Haig (1928)