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{{Short description|Vijaynagara invasion of Ahmednagar Sultanate (1543)}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Siege of Ahmednagar
| partof = Deccani–Vijayanagar wars
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| date = 1543
| place = [[Ahmednagar]], [[India]]
| result = [[Vijayanagar]] victory<br>

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| combatant1 =[[Vijayanagar Empire]]
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.svg}} [[Ahmednagar Sultanate]]
| commander1 = [[Rama Raya]]<br> [[Tirumala Deva Raya]]<br> [[Siege of Adavani|Venkatadri]]<br>[[Hande Hanumappa Nayaka]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.svg}} [[Burhan Nizam Shah I]]
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The '''siege of Ahmadnagar''' was a conflict between the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] led by [[Rama Raya]] and the [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]] commanded by [[Burhan Nizam Shah I]]. After suffering a defeat in the Battle of Kalyani Burhan Nizam Shah retreated to his capital only to be pursued by the Vijayanagara forces. [[Rama Raya]]'s army laid siege to [[Ahmednagar]] overpowering its defenses and capturing the city. Following their victory, the Vijayanagara forces razed the city's fortifications.<ref name="gps"/><ref name="tps"/><ref name="hps"/>

==Background==
[[Burhan Nizam Shah I]] of Ahmadnagar and [[Ibrahim Adil Shah I]] of Bijapur formed an alliance to invade [[Bidar]] and [[Vijayanagara]] simultaneously, but the Vijayanagara forces, led by Sada Siva Nayaka, successfully repelled the Bijapuri assault.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Further sources of Vijaynagar History-1 by N. Venkataramanayya |url=https://archive.org/details/vijaynagar-history-n.-venkataramanayya/page/252/mode/1up?view=theater |title=Further sources of Vijaynagar History-1 ( N. Venkataramanayya)|page=253}}</ref> Recognizing that [[Ahmednagar]] was the main instigator of these attacks, [[Rama Raya]] mobilized his army for retaliation. To advance toward Ahmadnagar. he devised a strategy to cross the territories of [[Bidar]] and [[Golconda]] dividing his forces into three sections.<ref name="gps">{{Cite book |last=Henry Heras |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282973/page/n120/mode/1up?view=theater |title=The Aravidu Dynasty Of Vijayanagara |date=1927|pages=75–77}}</ref><ref name="tps">{{Cite book |last=Heras |first=H. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.189282/page/n126/mode/1up?view=theater |title=South India Under The Vijayanagar Empire Vol. 1 |date=1927|pages=75–77}}</ref> [[Tirumala Deva Raya]] attacked Bidar, [[Rama Raya]] marched against Golconda and Hande Hanumappa Nayaka advanced towards Ahmadnagar. In response, the three Sultans of [[Ahmadnagar]], [[Bidar]], and [[Golconda]] formed an alliance and confronted the combined [[Vijayanagara]] forces near [[Basavakalyan|Kalyani]]. In the ensuing battle, the Vijayanagara army achieved a victory, forcing the Sultans to flee. Pursuing [[Burhan Nizam Shah I]] Rama Raya's forces laid siege to [[Ahmadnagar]].<ref name="gps"/><ref name="tps"/>

==Battle==
Following their defeat, the city of [[Ahmadnagar]] was unable to withstand the siege of [[Rama Raya]]'s victorious army. Seizing the opportunity, Rama Raya captured the capital of the Nizam Sultans, razed it to the ground, and symbolically sowed castor seeds on its ruins a detail preserved in the Ramarajiyamu. For this feat, the poem bestows upon Rama Raya the title "Destroyer of the Fortifications of Ahmadnagar." With [[Burhan Nizam Shah I ]] now a prisoner, Rama Raya achieved his primary objective forcing the Sultan to terminate his alliance with [[Ibrahim Adil Shah I]] of Bijapur. Satisfied with this outcome, Rama Raya set Burhan Nizam Shah at liberty, having secured a significant political and military victory for [[Vijayanagara]].<ref name="gps"/><ref name="tps"/><ref name="hps">{{Cite book |last=Subrahmanyam |first=T. G. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.75359/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater |title=Famous battles in Indian history |date=1969|page=96}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ahmednagar Sultanate]]
* [[Golconda Sultanate]]
* [[Vijaynagar Empire]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Battles involving the Vijayanagara Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving India]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms]]

Siege of Ahmednagar (1543) - Revision history

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