Vijayanagar Empire

Ahmad Sha went for hunting one day. He was advancing without the escort of his followers nearly twelve miles from his camp. Realizing that Sultan was not accompanied by his troops, the Hindus set out to assassinate him. As the panicked Sultan made his way very fast to reach the small earthen building built for the cattle in the plains to escape, the fallen mounds of earth on the way stood as a hindrance in the way. At that time, the Bahmani soldiers rushed to the Sultan's help. This posed a challenge to the pursuing enemy forces and gave the Sultan enough time to reach his shelter. When the Hindus tried to advance, it resulted in a confrontation with the Sultan's army. A small army of Hindus who are not ready to surrender fought to the death. Many of them were killed and many more wounded. A small number of Hindu soldiers approached the hut where he was hiding. He was relieved that Abd al-Qadir, the army chief who had rushed to the Sultan's aid, came with a help...

In 1419, Devaraya II, the king of Vijayanagar, fought with Firuz Shah. The Sultan's attack on the Warangal fort failed miserably .The situation was no different in Pangul. The Vijayanagara army, consisting of horses, elephants and infantry, marched fiercely against the Sultan. Firuz Shah fought despite knowing that he had a weak army. Let's see what Firishta has to say about this. General Mir fazal Olla heroically led an army of Islamic forces to victory; things changed when one of his own allies received a reward from Devaraya and switched the sides by Attacking on Fazal Olla’s head. Defeated, the Sultan escaped. It was his brother, Ahmad Khan, who led the sultan to victory in the ensuing battles. Hindus were expelled from the country. Firuz Shah, worried about the misfortunes that followed him, wanted to hand over the reins of power to his son, Hassan, the husband of the beautiful girl, but the sultan, under pressure, appointed Ahmed Khan to succeed him. After the...