The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.5

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According to both Couto and Ali ibn Aziz, it was the Sultan of Ahmadnagar who promoted this alliance among the Deccani kingdoms, spurred on by his hatred towards Rama Raya, who had often laid waste the territories of his realm 1. But Ferishta says clearly that “Ali Adil Shah resolved to curb his insolence (Rama Raya’s) and reduce his power by a league of the faithful against him”. The first idea, then, of such an alliance came from the Sultan of Bijapur, and was confirmed by the opinion of his courtiers ; for having discussed this point in an assembly of his counsellors, two of them, Kishwar Khan Lary and Shah Aboo Turab Shirazy, represented “that the King’s desire to humble the pride of the Raya of Bijanagar was undoubtedly meritorious and highly politic, but could never be effected unless by the union of all the Muhammadan kings of the Deccan, as the revenues of Ramraj, collected from sixty seaports and numerous flourishing cities and districts, amounted to an immense sum, which enabled him to maintain a force, against asked him how he could hold them as unclean when he fed upon fowls, which picked out grains from the ordure of swine. He took an opportunity of showing him the fact. The insult roused Ibrahim Adil Shah to arms.” Wilson is mistaken at least in referring to Ibrahim Adil Shah as the Sultan of Bijapur who was present at the so-called battle of Talikota. It was his son Ali Adil Shah.