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{{Short description|Battle of Devarkonda}}

{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Devarkonda
| place = Devarkonda, Telangana, India
| date = 1458 A.D.
| result = Gajapati victory
| territory = *Hamvira conquered Warangal
*Devarkonda became a feudal state of Gajapati Empire
*Khammam fort captured by Gajapatis
| combatant1 = {{tree list}} [[Gajapati Empire]]
** [[Velama]] chief
** [[Bahmani]] rebels {{tree list/end}}
| combatant2 = [[Bahmani sultanate]]
| commander1 = [[Kapilendra Deva]]<br>[[Hamvira Deva]]
| commander2 = [[Humayun Shah]]<br>Sanjar Khan
| strength1 = Few
| strength2 = Large<br>100 elephants
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = 6,000–7,000+ killed
| image = Khammam Fort.jpg
| caption = Fort of Khammam captured by Hamvira Deva in Battle of Devarkonda (1458)
| coordinates = {{coord|16.700|N|78.933|E|region:IN-TS|display=inline,title}}
| map_type =
| partof = Bahmani-Gajapati conflicts
}}

The '''Battle of Devarkonda''' took place between [[Gajapati Empire]] and [[Bahmani Sultanate]] in 1458 A.D. at Devarkonda, Telangana, [[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 ended with Odia victory and thus Devarkonda became a vassal state of Gajapati Empire.<ref>{{Cite book |last=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://archive.org/details/delhisultanate00bhar/page/366/mode/1up |title=History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 06,The Delhi Sultanate |date=1967 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |others=Public Resource |pages=366–367}}</ref>

==Battle==
The [[Recherla Nayakas|Velama]] chief of [[Devarakonda]] (in the present-day [[Telangana]] region), Gajaravo Tippa, requested [[Kapilendra Deva]] for help against the [[Bahmani Sultanate]]. The [[Recherla Nayakas|Velama]] chiefs of [[Telangana]] had angered the [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmanis]] by supporting [[Vijayanagar Empire|Vijayanagar]], their archenemy, in a war against them and the Bahmanis severely devastated the Velama territory.<ref name= "r">{{cite book |title=The Sūryavaṁśi Gajapatis of Orissa {{!}} WorldCat.org |oclc=1945979 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|“From greed of gain and for the defence of paganism, thought himself bound to assist the infidels of that fortress; so he sent a countless force with a hundred elephants to the assistance of the defenders of the fortress.”|Tabātāba}}
In 1458, a battle ensued at [[Devarakonda]] in which the [[Orrisa|Orissan]] army advanced upon them, while the Velamas launched an attack from within the fort. Trapped between these two forces, the [[Bahmani]] army suffered a crushing defeat. Their baggage, elephants, and horses were seized as spoils. The Muslim forces were chased for a distance of approximately three jarsakhs, with nearly six to seven thousand cavalry soldiers killed. Many others succumbed to thirst while crossing the arid deserts. Subsequently, he took control of the [[Khammam Fort]] and placed the governor of [[Rajahmundry]] and his cousin, Raghudeva Narendra Mohapatra, in charge.<ref>{{Cite book |last=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://archive.org/details/delhisultanate00bhar/page/366/mode/1up |title=History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 06,The Delhi Sultanate |date=1967 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |others=Public Resource |pages=366–367}}</ref>

==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]].
In 1460, an inscription at [[Warangal Fort|Warangal fort]] tells of Hamivradeva Kumara Mahapatra capturing it, being Kapilesvara Maharaya's son.{{sfn|Subrahmanyam|1957|p=54}}

Kapilendra ruled most of Telangana. He knew the Bahmanis wouldn't accept losing territory and wanted to weaken them forever.
According to Ferishta, this battle happened around 1459. The Bahmanis didn't try to take Telangana while Kapilendra lived. Muslim historians had to explain why the Bahmani army was defeated and why Humayun Shah failed to restore its honor.
Humayun Shah died in 1461. His eight-year-old son Nizam Shah succeeded him, ruling from 1461 to 1463.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=ଏମ୍. ଏ. ହକ୍‍‍ |url=http://archive.org/details/muslim-administration-in-orissa-1980 |title=Muslim Administration in Orissa |last2=M. A. Haque |date=1980 |pages=33}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://archive.org/details/delhisultanate00bhar/page/366/mode/1up |title=History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 06,The Delhi Sultanate |date=1967 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |others=Public Resource |pages=366–367}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gajapati Empire]]
*[[Vijayanagara Empire]]
*[[Kapilendra Deva]]
*[[Deva Raya II]]
*[[Bahamani Sultanate]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Subrahmanyam |editor1-first=R |date=1957 |title=The Sūryavaṁśi Gajapatis of Orissa |location=Waltair |publisher= Andhra University |oclc=613268261 }}

[[Category:Conflicts in 1458]]
[[Category:Gajapati Empire]]
[[Category:History of Telangana]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Bahmani Sultanate]]
[[Category:15th century in India]]

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