The Deccan Sultanate destroys Vijayanagar's army and the last Hindu state of Southern India in the Battle of Talikota in 1565.
The sultans of Golconda and Ahmadnagar, who had suffered so much at the hands of Rama Raya, were most likely the driving force behind the forging of an alliance that ended Vijayanagar's reign for good. By 1564, at least four of the five sultans had began their march on Vijayanagar, which culminated in the terrible loss of Vijayanagar troops at the Battle of Talikota in early 1565, and the following sack and destruction of much of the city. Rama Raya was apprehended and slain, but his brother Tirumala escaped with the king and much of the royal riches to the south.
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