medieval India · Vijayanagara
Battle of Raichur
Krishnadevaraya recovered the contested Raichur Doab from Bijapur at the height of Vijayanagara’s military power.
Date1520 CE
LocationRaichur, Karnataka
OutcomeVijayanagara victory
VictorVijayanagara Empire
DefeatedBijapur Sultanate
CommandersKrishnadevaraya, Ismail Adil Shah
UPSC relevance
Very high relevance for Krishnadevaraya, Vijayanagara-Bahmani successor rivalry, and the Raichur Doab.
The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.