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Atrocities committed by Mujahid Shaw of Bahmani

The atmosphere of peace between Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms lasted for some time, but later rulers had violated it. It is estimated that Muhammad Shah killed five lakh Hindus. Muhammad Shah died on April 21, 1375 AD. His successor was his son Mujahid Shah, 19. A few days after taking his throne, Mujahid made some demands on Bukka. He told Bukka that the number of districts and forts held by the two between the rivers Tungabhadra and Kistana should be divided, and that Bukka’s jurisdiction should be limited to the Tungabhadra and the entire eastern region, including Beekapur Fort, should be given to him. Mujahid also had an eye on Beekapur as it was a strategic fort. The fort is located on the direct route from Vijayanagar to the coast. Possession of this would destroy the trade of the Hindus. But King Bukka demanded that Raichur and Mudkal belonged to the Anegundi family and that Sultan should give up his claim from the river basin and that the Krishna River should be declared as his kingdoms border and also Mujahid should return his elephants. In response, the Sultan declared war. He crossed the rivers and reached Adoni by himself. Knowing this, Bukka stationed his army on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Sultan led a section of his army to Adoni Fort and the other to Vijayanagar. At first the king was ready to face the attack but for some reason he retreated to the forest in the hills. Although the Mujahid moved towards Vijayanagar, they realized that their siege was so strong that they decided to pursue their enemies in other areas. Bukka was fleeing through the forests and mountains towards Rameshwaram. The sultan then led his cavalry through the jungle. Bukka traveled from one place to another through the jungle for six months. The Sultan's pursuit was in vain.
 However, he finally got the hang of it. After being warned by doctors that inhaling the poisonous air of the forest would worsen the health of Bukka and his family, he crossed the secret paths of the forest and reached the capital of Vijayanagar. After deploying an army to capture Bukka, the Sultan went with five thousand infantry to enjoy the beauty of Rameshwaram. During the journey he renovated a mosque which was claimed to be built by Malik Kafur, the chief of Alauddin Khilji. On the way Mujahid Shaw demolished so many Hindu temples and terrorized the country. Malik Kafur had demanded that he had established a mosque at Rameshwaram, at the southern tip of India, on the east coast of the island of Ceylon. But it is unlikely that a Muslim was able to infiltrate the southern tip of the country in the fourteenth century. It is quite unbelievable that Malik with 5,000 people who traveled thousands of miles across forests and mountains to reach Rameshwaram. Let’s assume the Hindus are afraid of Islamic terror, but they will not allow Malik and his troops to reach Rameshwaram, without hindrance. Malik Kafur’s journey must have taken place likely to the opposite direction, where he attacked King Ballala of Dwarasamudra in Mysore and built a mosque on the seashore of Malabar, none of which was near Rameshwaram.
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