Vijayanagar's reigning raja and Rama Raya's brother…
1566 CE
Vijayanagar's reigning raja and Rama Raya's brother Tirumala Deva Raya retire with much of the royal treasure to Penukonda, nearly two hundred miles (three hundred and twenty kilometers) northwest of Madras.
The Battle of Talikota has not resulted in the destruction of the kingdom of Vijayanagar, although the capital city will never fully recover from the ravages it has suffered.
Tirumala attempts to rebuild the army, but ...