- Betrayal of two Muslim commanders of Vijayanagara Army at key point in the battle, was the chief cause of the defeat in tAlikoTa. []
- Rama Raya was not a Muslim hating figure.
- Primary sources :
- Federici Caesaro, the Venetian traveller reports on the betrayal of about 80k soldiers led by two captains.
- “Father Heras, in Page 211 of his ‘Aravidu Dynasty’ book, quotes a contemporary European named C. Frederick, ‘who heard the account of whole action one year later when he passed through Vijayanagara’. Heras also mentions one Anquetil du Perron, another European of 16th century who wrote “the king [Ramaraya] abandoned during the battle by two Muhammadan chiefs, perished.”.” [MH17]
- Tazkiratul – Muluk written by Rafiuddin Shirazi who wrote a history of his patron kings, the Adil Shahis of Bijapur. (Shirazi travelled from Persia and reached Bijapur in 1560.) makes no mention of them.
- Ferishta’s account does not mention them.
- Federici Caesaro, the Venetian traveller reports on the betrayal of about 80k soldiers led by two captains.
- Secondary sources:
- K A Nilakanta Shastri History of South India pg267
- Sitaram Goel here.
- Dancing girl.
- Toshkana.