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Firuz Shah's Invasion of Vijayanagar

During the time of his father Harihara II, Bukka II led the battle for Vijayanagar from the front. Bukka's advance was in December 1398. The Vijayanagara army had crossed the river basin and proceeded towards Raipur and Mugdal through the vast plains in anticipation of the Rain-free weather. At that time both forts were under the control of Bahmani. Upon hearing the news of the advance of the Vijayanagara army, Sultan Firoz Shah soon set out. On the way, a Hindu Landlord was ruthlessly killed by Sultan along with 8,000 Hindus living in his village. The reason behind this was that they were not subjugated to the Bahmani kingdom. Bukka and his army camped on the banks of the Krishna River near the disputed land. Bukka's army was waiting for the Mohammedan army to arrive at any moment. Arriving at other side of the river, the Sultan consulted with their general about how to wage war. But they could not give the sultan any significant advice. Following this, Khasi Siraj...