The city of Bijapur in the state of Karnataka was the location of a battle in 1565 between the Vijayanagar dynasty's monarch Rama Raja and a coalition of Muslim sultans from the Deccan peninsula's north.
The Vijayanagar dynasty came to an end with Rama Raja's
treacherous loss.
The empire's capital, Hampi, was devastated by the sultans,
and it has never been inhabited since.
