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Revision note: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms of the Deccan

  • Vijayanagara 1336 (Harihara & Bukka, Sangama; Vidyaranya); Bahmani 1347 (Hasan Gangu, Gulbarga → Bidar); contest over Raichur doab
  • Dynasties: Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu; Krishnadevaraya – Amuktamalyada, Ashtadiggajas (Allasani Peddana), Vitthala & Hazara Rama temples
  • Talikota 1565: Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Bidar vs Rama Raya; Hampi sacked
  • Nayankara (amaram) and ayagar systems; varaha coin; travellers Conti, Abdur Razzaq, Paes, Nuniz; Nikitin (Bahmani)
  • Mahmud Gawan: 8 tarafs, Bidar madrasa, Deccani–Afaqi conflict, executed 1481
  • Five Deccan Sultanates; Gol Gumbaz; Charminar (1591); Kitab-i-Nauras
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