| Muhammad Shah III's Raid upon Kanchi | |||||||||
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| Part of Bahmani–Vijayanagar Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Bahmani Sultanate |
 Vijayanagar Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Muhammad Shah III Yusuf Adil Shah Fakhr al-Mulk Rana Bhimsen Bhosale |
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya Iswara Nayaka | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Total: 21,000 First Raid 6,000 Second Raid 15,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
In A.D 1481, Muhammad Shah III launched an invasion territories of Saluva Narshima Dev Raya plundered his territories then Marched towards Kanchipuram temple and completely sacked the temple while he was returning to Bidar Iswara Nayaka led a suprise attacked on him taking away all the loot he has looted. He then despatched Yusuf Ali Shah and Fakhr al-Mulk to reduce Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya .[1][2][3][4]
- ^ GOPAL, M. H. (1956). THE HISTORY OF VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE VOL.1. POPULAR PRAKASHAN,BOMBAY. pp. 79–80.
- ^ Sharma, M. H. Rama (1956). The History Of The Vijayanagar Empire. pp. 79–80.
- ^ Concise history of Karnataka. Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat. 2001.
- ^ R. C. Majumdar, General Editor (1967). History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 06,The Delhi Sultanate. Public Resource. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. pp. 299–300.
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