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DescriptionDeccan sultanates 1490 - 1687 ad.png
The factual accuracy of this diagram or the file name is disputed.
Reason: The map is grossly incorrect and the original research of a user, with no citation to an external source for its data. It reconstructs history of the Indian subcontinent, misrepresents geographical reach and details. Some of these Sultanates shown above did not exist between 1490 and 1687. Vijayanagara Empire shown above was not a Sultanate.
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