Gunpowder, Innovation, and Family Politics in Early Modern India
The Battle of Talikota is one of the most important events of the 16th-century world. It’s often stereotyped as a clash between the Hindu empire of Vijayanagara and the Muslim Sultanates of the Deccan, and Vijayanagara’s defeat – and the subsequent sacking of the great city - is often seen as a result of the incompatibility of Hinduism and Islam. Here's the real story of what happened, based on evidence from literature and archaeology.
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