Krishnadevaraya's Bahmani expedition was a military campaign between the Bahmani Sultanate and the Vijayanagara Empire in the Deccan region of India.
Krishnadevaraya's Conquests
Yusuf Adil Shah
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Yusuf Adil Shah, referred as Yusuf Adil Khan or Hidalcão by the Portuguese, was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries. As the founder of th
Krishnadevaraya's Bahmani expedition
…pursued the withdrawing Bahmani and Bijapuri forces and brought them to battle near Kovilkonda, resulting in a decisive vistory and the death of Yusuf Adil Khan. In 1512, Krishnadevaraya marched towards the Krishna river along with 30,000 cavalry and 300,000 infantry. Forces from Golconda Sultanate marched to…
Painting created c. 1680 in Bijapur. Yusuf Adil Shah, shown seated, is being handed the key of legitimacy by Shah Ismail I of the Safavid Dynasty, symbolizing the unwavering allegiance of the Adil Shahi family to the Twelver Shia creed of Islam. All nine Adil Shahi sultans are depicted in the painting in a dynastic assembly probably inspired by Mughal paintings.