In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought between the Vijayanaga

1.	In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates?1. 1561 AD2. 1556 AD3. 1565 AD4. 1575 AD
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1565 AD The correct answer is 1565 AD. Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India between the forces of the Hindu raja of Vijayanagar and the four allied Muslim sultans of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda. The battle was fought on January 23, 1565, at a site southeast of Bijapur, in what is now northern Karnataka state. Krishna Deva Raya, king of the Vijaynagar empire at its zenith, stormed the Raichur Fort after a bloodily victorious battle against the forces of Ismail Adil Shah, ruler of the Bijapur Sultanate. The Battle of Raichur (1520), though celebrated widely through the streets of Vijayanagara, signaled the slow-yet-steady downfall of the Vijayanagara Empire. Ultimately, the Battle of Talikota (1565) brought about the fated decline of a kingdom over two hundred years old. After this decisive battle, the Vijayanagara Empire could never reach the same heights of the past.

In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates?1. 1561 AD2. 1556 AD3. 1565 AD4. 1575 AD

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1565 AD

The correct answer is 1565 AD.

Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India between the forces of the Hindu raja of Vijayanagar and the four allied Muslim sultans of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda.
- The battle was fought on January 23, 1565, at a site southeast of Bijapur, in what is now northern Karnataka state.

Krishna Deva Raya, king of the Vijaynagar empire at its zenith, stormed the Raichur Fort after a bloodily victorious battle against the forces of Ismail Adil Shah, ruler of the Bijapur Sultanate.
- The Battle of Raichur (1520), though celebrated widely through the streets of Vijayanagara, signaled the slow-yet-steady downfall of the Vijayanagara Empire.
- Ultimately, the Battle of Talikota (1565) brought about the fated decline of a kingdom over two hundred years old.
- After this decisive battle, the Vijayanagara Empire could never reach the same heights of the past.