Battle of Devarakonda
| Battle of Devarkonda | |||||||||
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| Part of Bahmani-Gajapati conflicts | |||||||||
 Fort of Khammam captured by Hamvir Deva in Battle of Devarkonda (1458) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Gajapati Empire | Bahmani sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Hamvira Deva | Sanjar Khan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Devarkonda took place between the 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 resulted in Odia forces being victorious, and the Devarkonda state became a vassal state of the Gajapati Empire. Firishta, the contemporary Persian literacy of Bahmani and central India, states that the vanquished Musalman army was pursued for eight miles. The Muslim general of Bahmani, Khwaja Jahan, was compelled to take a disgraceful flight, being followed by the victorious Odia army in that battle.
Battle
Under the lead of Hamvira Deva
The Velama chief of Devarakonda (in the present-day Telangana region), Gajaravo Tippa, requested Kapilendra Deva for help against the Bahmani Sultanate. The Velama chiefs of Telangana had angered the Bahmanis by supporting Vijayanagar, their archenemy, in a war against them, and the Bahmanis severely devastated the Velama territory. In 1458, a battle ensued at Devarakonda in which Hamvira Deva defeated the Bahmani forces under Sanjar Khan, the general of Sultan Humayun Shah. Subsequently, he took control of the Khammam Fort and placed the governor of Rajahmundry and his cousin, Raghudeva Narendra Mohapatra, in its charge.[1]
Aftermath
As a result of this battle, Odia forces emerged victorious, and the 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.[2] In 1460, an inscription at Warangal fort tells of Hamivradeva Kumara Mahapatra capturing it, being Kapilesvara Maharaya's son. 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.[3]
See also
- Gajapati Empire
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Kapilendra Deva
- Deva Raya II
- Bahamani Sultanate
References
- ↑ The Sūryavaṁśi Gajapatis of Orissa | WorldCat.org. OCLC 1945979. Search this book on
- ↑ Subrahmanyam 1957, p. 54.
- ↑ ଏମ୍. ଏ. ହକ୍; M. A. Haque (1980). Muslim Administration in Orissa. p. 33. Search this book on
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