
14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Battle of Talicota
Those who were able with horses and elephants fled the battlefield, while a huge number of foot soldiers were left behind to be massacred. The city of virgenagra was now without an army, without leaders, and crucially, without any money to pay off its enemies. We can imagine the scenes as the frightened people of vigen agra watched the dribs and drabs of their defeated grand army returning home. Some of ramaria's brothers did manage to escape from the battle of talicota and fled back to the capital. But when it became clear that they had no intention of paying anything in the next days, they gathered up all the treasure they could, piled it onto ox
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