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Battle of Devarkonda
Part of Bahmani-Gajapati conflicts

Fort of khammam captured by Hamvir dev in Battle of Devarkonda (1458)
Date1458 A.D.
Location
Devarkonda, Telengana, india
16°42′00″N 78°55′59″E / 16.700°N 78.933°E / 16.700; 78.933
Result Gajapati Empire victory
Territorial
changes
  • Devarkonda became a feudal state of Gajapati Empire
  • Khammam fort captured by Gajapatis
Belligerents
Gajapati Empire Bahmani sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Hamvira Deva Sanjar Khan
Strength
Unknown Heavy

The Battle of Devarkonda took place between Gajapati Empire and Bahmani Sultanate in 1458 A.D. at Devarkonda, Telengana, India. In this battle Odia forces led by prince Hamvira Deva under king Gajapati Kapilendra Deva Crushed a massive Army of Bahmani Muslim forces led by Humayun Shah. The Battle outcomed Odia forces victorious and the Devarkonda state became vassal state of Gajapati Empire. Firishta the contemporary persian literacy of Bahamani and central india states that The vanquished Musalman army pursued for eight miles. The muslim general of Bahmani khwaja jahan was compelled to take a disgraceful flight being followed by the victorious odia army in that battle.

Battle

Under the lead of Hamvira Deva

The Velama chief of Devarakonda (in the present-day Telangana region), Gajaravo Tippa, requested Kapilendra Deva for help against the Bahmani Sultanate. The Velama chiefs of Telangana had angered the Bahmanis by supporting Vijayanagar, their archenemy, in a war against them and the Bahmanis severely devastated the Velama territory.In 1458, a battle ensued at Devarakonda in which Hamvira Deva defeated the Bahmani forces under Sanjar Khan, the general of Sultan Humayun Shah. Subsequently, he took control of the Khammam Fort and placed the governor of Rajahmundry and his cousin, Raghudeva Narendra Mohapatra in its charge. [1]

Aftermath

As a result of this battle Odia forces came out as victorious and Telangana region became a feudal state of the Gajapati empire with the Velama chiefs as the vassal rulers. The victory over the Bahmani Sultanate forces at Devarakonda in 1458 CE enabled Kapilendra Deva to assume the title of Kalavargeśvara which meant the Lord of Kalaburagi. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Sūryavaṁśi Gajapatis of Orissa | WorldCat.org. OCLC  1945979.
  2. ^ Subrahmanyam 1957, p. 54.

draft+battle+of+devarkonda Latitude and Longitude:

16°42′00″N 78°55′59″E / 16.700°N 78.933°E / 16.700; 78.933
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Draft:Battle of Devarkonda)
Battle of Devarkonda
Part of Bahmani-Gajapati conflicts

Fort of khammam captured by Hamvir dev in Battle of Devarkonda (1458)
Date1458 A.D.
Location
Devarkonda, Telengana, india
16°42′00″N 78°55′59″E / 16.700°N 78.933°E / 16.700; 78.933
Result Gajapati Empire victory
Territorial
changes
  • Devarkonda became a feudal state of Gajapati Empire
  • Khammam fort captured by Gajapatis
Belligerents
Gajapati Empire Bahmani sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Hamvira Deva Sanjar Khan
Strength
Unknown Heavy

The Battle of Devarkonda took place between Gajapati Empire and Bahmani Sultanate in 1458 A.D. at Devarkonda, Telengana, India. In this battle Odia forces led by prince Hamvira Deva under king Gajapati Kapilendra Deva Crushed a massive Army of Bahmani Muslim forces led by Humayun Shah. The Battle outcomed Odia forces victorious and the Devarkonda state became vassal state of Gajapati Empire. Firishta the contemporary persian literacy of Bahamani and central india states that The vanquished Musalman army pursued for eight miles. The muslim general of Bahmani khwaja jahan was compelled to take a disgraceful flight being followed by the victorious odia army in that battle.

Battle

Under the lead of Hamvira Deva

The Velama chief of Devarakonda (in the present-day Telangana region), Gajaravo Tippa, requested Kapilendra Deva for help against the Bahmani Sultanate. The Velama chiefs of Telangana had angered the Bahmanis by supporting Vijayanagar, their archenemy, in a war against them and the Bahmanis severely devastated the Velama territory.In 1458, a battle ensued at Devarakonda in which Hamvira Deva defeated the Bahmani forces under Sanjar Khan, the general of Sultan Humayun Shah. Subsequently, he took control of the Khammam Fort and placed the governor of Rajahmundry and his cousin, Raghudeva Narendra Mohapatra in its charge. [1]

Aftermath

As a result of this battle Odia forces came out as victorious and Telangana region became a feudal state of the Gajapati empire with the Velama chiefs as the vassal rulers. The victory over the Bahmani Sultanate forces at Devarakonda in 1458 CE enabled Kapilendra Deva to assume the title of Kalavargeśvara which meant the Lord of Kalaburagi. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Sūryavaṁśi Gajapatis of Orissa | WorldCat.org. OCLC  1945979.
  2. ^ Subrahmanyam 1957, p. 54.

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