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1. Malik Kafur,"General assassinated, power struggle ensues",Favored slave-general brilliant in battle
2. Mongol Army Repelled,Pyrrhic victory,Sultan’s mercenary army victorious
3. Diamond Mines of Golconda,Untold riches lie just beneath the surface,Sultan’s oppressive taxation
4. Ears of the Sultan,Sultan’s plans intercepted,Network of spies covers the Deccan
5. Siege of Chittor,Hammir Singh reclaims a Rajput Kingdom,Massacre at Chittor
6. Siege of Warangal,Continual looting encourages resistance,Koh-i-Noor diamond among war spoils
7. The Conquest of Madurai,Tale of Madurai Sultan’s defeat chronicled in epic Sanskrit poem,Sultan’s generals plunder Pandyan kingdom
8. Yadava Kingdom Annexed,Multi-ethnic polity seeds development,Sultanate reclaims natural stronghold
9. Kakatiya Empire Extinguished,Telugu kingdom leaves a mythic legacy,Sultanate tires of awaiting tribute
10. Capital Relocated,Political damage and chaos ensues as the Delhi elite is forced to migrate,Sultan shortens his reach into the Deccan
11. Hindu Kush Mountains,Sultanate army perishes in the snow on a scheme of foreign conquest,Grandiose schemes pay dividends
12. Musunuri Nayakas,“Warrior kings” rise in the shadow of the Kakatiya Empire,Telugu warriors no match for siege technology from Central Asia
13. Sage of Vidyaranya,Meeting with revered jagadguru in Sringeri sparks a foundational myth,Inferior military suffers early defeats
14. Last Great King of the Hoysalas,Vijayanagara emerges from the crumbling kingdom of Veera Ballala III,Delhi’s armies plunder the Hoysala Capital
15. Uprising in Daulatabad,Delhi resentment reaches breaking point,Commanders sentenced to death
16. Gulbarga Fort,Defenses expanded in the first Bahmani capital,Bahmani Kingdom threatens control
17. Sufi Shaikh Relocates,Siraj-al-Din Junaidi takes up residence,Relationships sour between Bahmani rulers and Sufi shaikhs
18. Center of High Culture,Bahmani Kingdom attracts great minds from afar; culture flourishes in the Deccan,Divisions among Deccanis and newcomers
19. Bengali Resistance,Governors repeatedly assert independence,Criminals conscripted to reclaim Bengal
20. Eastern Ganga Dynasty,Prosperous kingdom falls into decline,Sultanate invades Orissa
21. Vindhya Range,Mountainous region provides a natural buffer from Delhi,Long campaigns go unchallenged
22. A New Calculus,Madhava of Sangamagrama founds the Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics,Narayana Pandita’s mathematical treatises offer new insights of immediate use
23. Virupaksha Temple,Temple to Shiva merges regional goddess cults,Symbols of sovereignty destroyed
24. Stone Temple Chariots,Chariots carry representations of Puranic Hindu gods,Cultural development draws interest
25. Empire Building,“Lords of the Eastern and Western Oceans”,Sultan’s new roads thrust into the Deccan
26. Of Gods and Kings,"Telugu poet Srinatha revolutionizes the craft and weaves the tap- estry of an Empire, while Sufi devotional songs of Amir Khusrau praise the Sultans in Delhi",
27. Taghi the Elusive,Fugitive rebel an expensive distraction,The Sultan marches west in pursuit
28. The Turquoise Throne,Bahmanis cross the Krishna river into Telangana,Telangana Nayakas implore allies to attack
29. "Ashvapati, Lord of Horses",Bahmani rulers likened to Hindu god,War horses and siege technology imported from overseas
30. Bara Gazi Toph,Gigantic cannons defend Bahmani forts,Gunpowder and cannons appear suddenly in the subcontinent
31. The Raichur Doab,Repeated raids over fertile lands,Massive casualties in both kingdoms
32. The Hare and the Hounds,Identical empire origin stories lean on regional cult mythologies,Persian values inherited from Delhi
33. Commercial Port of Goa,Struggle for critical maritime routes,Competition over ports boils over
34. Bahmani Sultan Assassinated,Vijayanagara captures Goa while the Bahmanis are destabilized,Bahmani successor ushers in a period of social reform and cultural revival
35. Hindu-Muslim Marriages,Bahmani Sultan weds a Hindu bride,Diffusion and dilution of culture
36. Northern Alliances,Vijayanagara probes an alliance with Delhi,Alliance rejected