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Unfortunate Marriage of Vijayanagar Princess to Firuz Shah Bahmani

At the beginning of a winter of 1406, the Sultan's army approached Vijayanagar. They attacked the city, looted houses and occupied the streets. Firuz Shah was then forced to give up everything and retreat as the city dwellers chased away the Islamic militants. That victory prompted Devaraya to defend his army within the walls. At the same time, he set out to retaliate against the Sultan's camp. In the rocky area of Vijayanagar, the Islamic militants were unable to use their cavalry properly and lost confidence. At the same time, Firuz Shah's hand was wounded by an arrow. Eventually, the king’s army retreated, kneeling before the might of Ahmed Khan and Khan Khan, and the Sultan withdrew from the city and stayed elsewhere for four months, waiting for the wounds of him and other wounded soldiers to heal. Devaraya, who was defeated in the war, was imprisoned in the capital. At the same time, the corpses of the slain Vijayanagara soldiers were desecrated and mutilated in various ways by the Islamist militants and abandoned in the southern part of Vijayanagara and attacked the fort at Bankapur. The Sultan's army marched towards the vast and rich valley south of the city, near Hospet. Because by possessing the whole of this valley, he can destroy the southern parts of Vijayanagar.
After the conquest of Bankapur, Khan Khan, who had taken 60,000 Hindus captive, was given the power by the Sultan to take possession of Vijayanagar. The Sultan sought to capture and destroy the strongest Adoni forts held by the enemy. Devaraya began trying to reach a peace treaty with the Sultan, but the Sultan finally asked for his daughter and the King reluctantly agreed for the safety of the people in his country. The King also agreed to pay compensation to Firuz Khan with immense treasure and also agreed to surrender the Bankapur fort forever. The rulers of Carnatic used to marry their daughters only to men of their religion. Though it was considered an insult, to the contrary, moves were made to make it a celebration by including both sects by the king because of the unfortunate occasion. The Sultan's camp was open to the city for forty days. In order to entertain the passers-by, there was a festive atmosphere on both sides of the road with the presence of street vendors and choirs. Khan Khan and Meer-fazal-Ullah went to Vijayanagar to bring the bride to the groom, according to the traditional custom. When Devaraya expressed his desire to meet the Sultan in person, a date was fixed for it. Accordingly, Khan Khan was put in charge of the camp, and the Sultan set out for Vijayanagar with his new wife. On the way he met the king. It was about six miles from the city gate to the palace. The bride and groom were escorted on horseback through the carpeted streets of gold, velvet and satin to the palace, accompanied by beautiful girls and boys. After escorting the bride and groom to the beautifully furnished living room, the king returned to his palace. The sultan, who had spent three days there, receiving royal care, was accompanied by the king after returning up to four miles. The Sultan, angered by Roy's refusal to follow him to the camp, tells Meer-fazal-Ullah that he must one day ask for revenge for the neglect shown to him by the king. Knowing this, some of the contemptuous remarks made by the Devaraya further angered the Sultan and could not quell the enmity between them.
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