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The Deccan's Other Empire: Bahmani Sultans, Warring Successors and the Road to Talikota

While Vijayanagara rose on the Tungabhadra's south bank, a rival empire rose on the north: the Bahmani kingdom, born from a revolt against Delhi in 1347. Its story is one of Persian splendour, bloody faction fights, and five successor states that finally destroyed Vijayanagara at Talikota.