Battle of Raichur

Battle of Raichur

Raichur Fort
Date19 May 1520[1][2]
Location
Result Vijaynagar victory
  • Complete sack and destruction of capital Bijapur[3]
Belligerents
Vijayanagara Empire Vijayanagara Empire
Commanders and leaders
Vijayanagara Empire Krishnadevaraya[4] Ismail Adil Shah Surrendered[4]
Mirza Jahangir 
Salabut Khan (POWExecuted[5]
Asada Khan[6]
Strength
Contemporary source

Another est.

  • 30,000 troops

Modern estimates

Contemporary source
  • 120,000 Infantry
  • 18,000 Cavalry
  • 150 Elephants
    Inside fort:
    8,000 Foot
    400 Horses
    20 Elephants
    30 Catapults
    200 Heavy artillery
Casualties and losses
16,000 soldiers killed (contemporary sources) Unknown but heavy[citation needed]
Portuguese Arcabuziers in India, 16th century. D João de Castro Tapestries.

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]

  1. ^ Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar.
  2. ^ Sastri, K A Nilakanta. Further Source Of Vijayanagara History Vol I.
  3. ^ Eaton 2013, p. 292.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  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.