The Revenge of a Hindu

According to Firishta, there were two ways to Vijayanagar. One was for the army to travel and the other was a narrow passage. Mujahid must have traveled the second route with the chosen army. Bukka sent his own followers to defend the streets. Nearby, there was a famous Hindu temple covered in gold and silver. Believing that it was his religious duty to demolish the temple, he demolished the temple and took possession of valuable ornaments and objects. Of the many temples, it remains unclear which temple was destroyed by the Mujahid. The Islamic historian Abdul Razak wrote in 1443 that the seven-tiered fortified walls had to be crossed to enter Vijayanagar, but it is not certain how many existed in the time of Bukka. During the conquest of Vijayanagar, Sultan Mujahid was attacked and his life was spared. The anger of the Hindus erupted against the Sultan who demolished the temple and looted it. The Hindus forced Bukka to lead them and continued to advance against the enemy in their numerical strength. Realizing this, the Sultan commissioned Mahmoud, an Afghan soldier, to monitor the movements of the Hindus. Meanwhile, an angry Hindu realizes the Sultan’s horse and rushes towards it. Sultan Mujahid, anticipating Hindu’s move, gives Mahmoud a signal and when Mahmud turns his horse, he falls to the ground. Seeing this, Sultan Mujahid Shah rushed to Mahmoud. the Hindu saw an opportunity to kill his opponent. Realizing that the Sultan was approaching, the Hindu brandished his sword. His target was the Sultan's head. The Hindu sat on the horse with a shout of victory, as if to make others feel that his setback had paid off. Fortunately, an iron shield saved the sultan's head from being struck.

The sultan chopped the Hindu, who was overjoyed. The enemy fell from his horse, splitting from shoulder to abdomen in the blow by sultan and died. The Hindus were defeated in this battle. But invaders did not recover from the exhaustion of the war. Bukka’s brother, who had arrived in the city with twenty thousand horses and innumerable infantry, intensified the war. Realizing this, Dawood Khan Sultan’s uncle, ruler of Dharmasamudra in Bahmani, left his country and came to the aid. Suddenly Bukka sent an army to Dharmasamudra and brought it there under his control. This posed a serious threat to the Sultan's advance. With between 60,000 and 70,000 prisoners (mostly women), the Sultan retreated from Vijayanagar to Adoni and from there to his own country. Thus ending the campaign.

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