14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Battle of Vigenagara - Ramaria's Death
The sultan packed cannons with copper coins, blasting them into the enemy ranks. This was one of the first uses of a weapon that would come to be known as grape shot. These superheated coins would have torn like bullets into the vigeanagara soldiers,. killing their horses and maiming hundreds. Ramariah was killed and his army fell into disarray. It is computed by the best authorities that above 100 thousand infidels were slain during the action and in the pursuit.
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