The Battle of Talikota (Kannada: ತಾಳೀಕೋಟೆಯ ಯುದ್ಧ, Telugu: తళ్ళికోట యుద్ధము) (January 26, 1565), a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a rout of Vijayanagara, and ended the last great Hindu kingdom in South India. Talikota is situated in northern Karnataka, about 80 km to the southeast of the city of Bijapur.
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