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Battle of Talikota

Battle of Talikota was a battle fought on 26 January 1565 at Hampi, in what is now India. It was part of the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent. The recorded result: Deccan Sultanates alliance victory; Sacking of Vijayanagara; Complete decline of the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Fought26 January 1565
WhereHampi, India16.473N, 76.312E
OutcomeDeccan Sultanates alliance victory; Sacking of Vijayanagara; Complete decline of the Vijayanagara Empire
BelligerentsDeccan sultanates; 23px Ahmadnagar Sultanate; Bijapur Sultanate; 22px Golkonda Sultanate; Bidar Sultanate; Berar SultanateagainstVijayanagara Empire
Part ofMuslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent

Battle of Peshawar, 1001Battle of Chach, 1009Battle of Somnath, 1026Battle of the Indus, 1027Siege of Lahore, 1043Battle of Talikota, 156510011565Battle of Talikota, 1565
6 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 January 1565
PlaceHampi, India
16.473N, 76.312E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Hussain Nizam Shah I
  • Ali Adil Shah I
  • Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali
  • Ali Barid Shah I
  • Burhan Imad Shah
  • Aliya Rama Raya
  • Tirumala Deva Raya
Battle of TalikotaBattle of TalikotaSiege of WagingeraSiege of BijapurSiege of BadamiSiege of KoppalSiege of NargundSiege of WagingeraSiege of BijapurSiege of BadamiSiege of KoppalSiege of NargundSholapurHubballiKalaburagiRaichur100 km16.473N, 76.312E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Talikota
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Talikota today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-03-16. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 508 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 480 to 548 m, 68 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 80% cropland, 7% built-up, 6% grassland.

cropland: 80%built-up: 7%grassland: 6%shrubland: 4%tree cover: 3%cropland 80%built-up 7%grassland 6%shrubland 4%tree cover 3%
west to east, 10.0 km496 to 525 mnorth to south, 10.0 km485 to 536 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1565

Battle of Talikota 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 Q1362188, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Talikota, revision 1376679482, 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.