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Siege of Penukonda

Siege of Penukonda was a siege conducted in 1576 at Penukonda, in what is now India. The recorded result: Vijaynagara-Golconda victory.

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Fought1576
WherePenukonda, India14.085N, 77.596E
OutcomeVijaynagara-Golconda victory
BelligerentsVijayanagara Empire; Golconda SultanateagainstBijapur Sultanate

Record

Date1576 (year precision)
to 1576
PlacePenukonda, India
14.085N, 77.596E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Sriranga Deva Raya
  • Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali
  • Ali Adil Shah I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1576

Siege of Penukonda is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141488775, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Penukonda (1576), revision 1377675279, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.