Vijayanagara vs Bahmani
Realm 43: The Doab Wars, Shifting Alliances, and the Fall of Hampi
WORLD F — VIJAYANAGARA & BAHMANI
MICRO-REALM 01
Bahmani Foundation
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- Founded in 1347 CE.
- Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah.
- Gulbarga capital established.
- Persian cultural influence.
MICRO-REALM 02
Raichur Doab Conflict
- Fertile contested territory.
- Krishna-Tungabhadra river basin.
- Constant brutal warfare.
- Iron and diamond wealth.
MICRO-REALM 03
Krishna-Godavari Delta
- Eastern coastal control.
- Rich agrarian ports.
- Gajapati kingdom interference.
- Strategic oceanic trade routes.
MICRO-REALM 04
Mahmud Gawan
- Brilliant Prime Minister.
- Built Bidar Madrasa.
- Expanded Bahmani borders.
- Executed through conspiracy.
MICRO-REALM 05
Bahmani Fragmentation
- Central authority collapses.
- Provincial governors rebel.
- Empire splits apart.
- Five independent states emerge.
MICRO-REALM 06
The Five Sultanates
- Bijapur (Adil Shahis).
- Golconda (Qutb Shahis).
- Ahmadnagar (Nizam Shahis).
- Bidar and Berar.
MICRO-REALM 07
Rama Raya's Diplomacy
- Aliya Rama Raya's statecraft.
- Shifting temporary alliances.
- Playing sultanates apart.
- Arrogant diplomatic missteps.
MICRO-REALM 08
The Grand Alliance
- Sultanates finally unite.
- Marriages seal pacts.
- Massive combined army.
- March on Vijayanagara.
MICRO-REALM 09
Battle of Talikota (1565)
- Rakkasagi-Tangadigi fields.
- Gilani brothers' betrayal.
- Rama Raya beheaded.
- Complete imperial defeat.
MICRO-REALM 10
Sack of Hampi
- Six months of looting.
- Temples systematically smashed.
- Unprecedented urban destruction.
- City permanently abandoned.