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The Deccan Sultanates defeat Rama Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire at the Battle of Talikota, resulting in over 100,000 casualties and the destruction of the capital Vijayanagara.
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Deccan sultanates
Name for five former polities in India
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Rama Raya
Regent of Vijayanagara from 1542 to 1565
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Vijayanagara Empire
Empire in southern India (1336–1646)
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Battle of Talikota
1565 battle in India
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Vijayanagara
City in Karnataka, India
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