Adil Shah of Bijapur killed by Narasimha

In 1493, Adilshah moved against Raichur and clashed with Narasimha, the minister of Vijayanagar. The victory was for Adilshah, but Adilshah was seriously injured and died. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Narasimha came to power in Vijayanagar. Firishta wrote about the fall of the old dynasty and the rise of Narasimha. After poisoning the weak king of Vijayanagara, Narasimha turned his underage brother into his puppet and gained dictatorship. Following Narasimha's death, his son Narasa came to power. By marrying the daughter of the former king, he increased his dominance and prestige in the kingdom. Here is another very plausible explanation. In 1489, Adil Khan proclaimed himself king of Bijapur. Soon after his enemy, Qasim Barid, who had ruled over many parts of Ahmedabad, became jealous and marched against Bijapur, collaborating with Vijayanagar, promising to reward Mudkal and Raichur. Sometime later, around 1493 AD, Sultan Yusuf Adil Khan set out for Krishna to recover the areas he had lost, but fell ill on the way and had to stay for two months. At this juncture, Narasimha, under the leadership of Yuvaraja, set out for Raichur and created an atmosphere of terror over Adil shah's army.

Narasimha's army crossed the Tungabhadra River and clashed with Adil Shah, killing about five hundred of the Sultan's soldiers, and the rest of the scattered retreated. Meanwhile, one of the Sultan's soldiers captured by the enemy camp escaped. Knowing that the enemy was busy plundering the country, the Sultan's army took advantage of the situation and returned. In a short time, Narasimha was unable to mobilize his vast, seven thousand horses and as many soldiers as he was able to hold on to in battle. Unable to withstand the onslaught of Adilshah, Narasimha and his men fled to Vijayanagar, leaving behind hundreds of elephants, thousands of horses, lakhs of money and gold. However, Adilshah was wounded by an arrow during the battle, died on the way, and Narasimha seized the opportunity to take the Vijayanagara kingdom.

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