The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.10
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.10
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On the death of Yūsuf ‘Ādil Shāh Krishnarāya of Vijayanagar had invaded the Bījāpur kingdom at the instigation of Amīr ‘Alī Barīd and annexed the Rāichūr Doāb, and it was not until 1521 that Ismā‘īl ‘Ādil Shāh was in a position to attempt to recover the province. He led a small army from Bījāpur and encamped on the north bank of the Krishna, which he crossed one evening, in a fit of drunkenness, at the head of no more than 2,000 men. His followers were cut to pieces and he himself escaped with difficulty and retired to Bījāpur, where he forswore the use of wine until he should have recovered the Doāb.