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Alla-ud-Din Shah's conquest on Vijayanagar

After taking power of Bahmani the first thing Ala-ud-din had done was sending his brother Muhammad Khan with a strong army to invade Vijayanagar. Devaraya had withheld tribute for five years and refused to pay the arrears. He invaded and conquered the kingdom of Vijayanagara and killed many Hindus. The king then wished peace and brought back the atmosphere of peace by gifting twenty elephants, immeasurable wealth, hundreds of female slaves, singers and dancers, as well as many valuable gifts to Mohammad. He then turned against his brother Alla-ud-Din. Muhammad received all the help of Devaraya. However, Muhammad was defeated in the battle with the Sultan's army. Sultan Ala-ud-din later pardoned Muhammad and gave him the territory of Raichur and the fort. In 1444 Devaraya began to compare the strength of his army to that of his powerful neighbor Kulberga. He convened a meeting of the nobles and prominent Brahmins. The king asked the council why they were failing to defeat Bahmani despite having a better army, people and income.
The council eventually concluded that Kullberg’s cavalry and skilled archers were superior to their emaciated cavalry. The king decided to recruit Muslims who were skilled in martial arts and ordered that they should be given due consideration under his rule. He ordered that an estate be allotted to them and that a mosque be built in Vijayanagar and that the Muslim community not be persecuted for any reason. Facilities were also provided for Muslims to perform prayers. The king commissioned the highly skilled Muslims to train his soldiers at archery. Later, an assassination attempt was made on the king. A close relative was behind it. Historian and traveler Abdul Razak points out that this was an unusually isolated incident in Vijayanagar. Razak concludes that the king's brother is behind this. The brother tried to take Devaraya home with a plan to endanger him. The king was persuaded, but he refused, saying that he was not feeling well by some divine power. Realizing that his plan would be thwarted, his angry brother stabbed the king assuming that he is dead. He came out believing that the king was dead and announced to the people that he had killed the king and he is now the king. But fortunately the king fell behind the throne and escaped with the help of a bodyguard. The enemy was shocked when the king appeared, shouting that nothing had happened to him. When the king called on the people to arrest this scoundrel, the people seized him and beat him to death. One by one, the king beheaded, burned, and skinned the conspirators.
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