Were Vijayanagar and Marathas the only imperial powers which defeated Turkic Dynasties?

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The Vijayanagar Empire under Devaraya and Krishna Devaraya defeated the Bahmani Sultanate after which the Sultanate collapsed in 1527 CE.
The Maratha Empire under the leadership of Baji Rao and Mahadji Shinde defeated the Mughal Dynasty and made the Mughals puppet kings of Delhi which was basicallly the end of the Mughal Dynasty.
Were there any other Hindu powers which were able to destroy a Turkic Dynasty?
it was the kumara raama,
the founder of the vijayanagara dynasty, yet uncrowned, was the prince of the kampila kingdom, and built the fort of the kumata durga,
well versed in the guerilla warfare, in his time he was hailed as the emperor of the south, but he was never crowned, his father was the king.
he checked the atrocities of the islamic commanders in the south, who were then under the tughlaq, lakhs of armies of the tughlaq's were slaughtered by the kumara rama and his guerilla forces, his entire generation of his brothers and half brothers formed the foundation for the glorious kingdom of the indian history.
Kumara rama mounted on his beloved horse bollah, a white horse was a nightmare to the tughlaq forces, the vindyas later became the hot gates of the kumata durga forces, the guerilla forces rooted the tuglaq forces so fiercely that only the wounded bodies of their commanders reached delhi.

In his final battle, Kumara Rama died on the eleventh day of the battle of kumata durga, his horse made supreme sacrifiece minutes before him, all his brothers had been martyred in the massively out numbered forces of the tughlaq which were been led by an hindu queen, Kumara rama was hit several times on the head and laid uncounsious, and at this time did the buthchers severed his head and took it back to their ruler.

hakka and bukka were the treasurers of this famed emperor of the south and also considered as the incarnation of the god, based on his principles and the request of the mother of the kumara rama, the hakka and bukka took over the rule to thier hands.
 

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For starters, look at this dude Mihirakula, he was bat shit crazy.

Don't get me wrong, I have no love for tipu. But this topic is on Hindu powers destroying Turkic dynasties, not Indian Muslim dynasties.
Ok, will look into it and will reply in another history related thread or chit-chat thread.
 

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it was the kumara raama,
the founder of the vijayanagara dynasty, yet uncrowned, was the prince of the kampila kingdom, and built the fort of the kumata durga,
well versed in the guerilla warfare, in his time he was hailed as the emperor of the south, but he was never crowned, his father was the king.
he checked the atrocities of the islamic commanders in the south, who were then under the tughlaq, lakhs of armies of the tughlaq's were slaughtered by the kumara rama and his guerilla forces, his entire generation of his brothers and half brothers formed the foundation for the glorious kingdom of the indian history.
Kumara rama mounted on his beloved horse bollah, a white horse was a nightmare to the tughlaq forces, the vindyas later became the hot gates of the kumata durga forces, the guerilla forces rooted the tuglaq forces so fiercely that only the wounded bodies of their commanders reached delhi.

In his final battle, Kumara Rama died on the eleventh day of the battle of kumata durga, his horse made supreme sacrifiece minutes before him, all his brothers had been martyred in the massively out numbered forces of the tughlaq which were been led by an hindu queen, Kumara rama was hit several times on the head and laid uncounsious, and at this time did the buthchers severed his head and took it back to their ruler.

hakka and bukka were the treasurers of this famed emperor of the south and also considered as the incarnation of the god, based on his principles and the request of the mother of the kumara rama, the hakka and bukka took over the rule to thier hands.
Did not know this. Thanks for the post.
Kapaya Nayaka should be mentioned. He was one of the Nayak leaders who liberated Telangana from the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century.
And Bukka Raya of the Vijayanagar Empire was responsible for the destruction of the Madurai Sultanate in the 14th century
 

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Marathas also played a big role in the dispatch of Tipu Sultan to jahannum.
in the war against tipu the brits as usal get all the glory but the two kingdoms to the extream south of india paid as much in men metrial and blood to stop this bloody tyrant

In 1788, rebellion broke out in the territories and vassal states of Mysore, now ruled by Tipu Sultan, son and successor of Hyder Ali. Tipu entered the regions of Malabar and Coorg to put these rebellions down, engaging in tactics that included the forced deportation to Seringapatam.[7] The royal families of Malabar fled to Travancore, where they were received and treated hospitably by the Maharajah.[8][9] Tipu Sultan now demanded that the Rajah of Cochin, who had accepted the status of a vassal, to claim Alangad and Parur so as to provide Tipu with a pretext for an invasion of Travancore.[10] However, the Rajah diplomatically assured Tipu that he would convince the Rajah of Travancore to become a vassal of Tipu like himself. Tipu then sent envoys to Travancore with a 'Khareeta', wherein he stated that "I have learnt that you desire to cultivate friendship with our Sircar..". The Maharajah received Tipu's envoys in the presence of an East India Company representative, which was taken as an affront by Tipu. The Maharajah also negotiated with the British for a force to assist in the defense of Travancore, anticipating an attack from Tipu Sultan. Finally in 1789, arguing that the Nedumkotta passed illegally through the territories of Cochin, his vassal state, Tipu Sultan gathered his entire force in Malabar and marched to invade Travancore.[11]

Tipu and his forces reached the Nedumkotta line which protected Travancore's northern frontier and launched an attack in late December 1789.[12] But a small number Travancore soldiers managed to change the course of events, by opening fire on the 14,000 Mysore infantry from a close cover that killed the Mysorean officer leading a bayonet charge.[13] The Mysorean column, hemmed in by the confines of the wall, retreated in confusion and Tipu Sultan himself was carried away by the crowd. His palanquin, seals, rings, sword and other personal ornaments fell into the hands of the Travancore armies under the Dewan Raja Kesavadas Pillai.[14] Tipu fell back into the ditch twice before scrambling out and the occasional lameness which he suffered until his death was due to the contusions suffered by his fall into the ditches of Travancore
 

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tippu sultan ki Malayali baap

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His highness Sri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore
anks for the pic till the independence this kingdom remained a power in the south often countering the dutch attacks from then dutch colony sri lanka.
travoncore had a powerful navy to counter the dutch. and many soldiers of the travancore have participated in the both world wars
 

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Celebrating tipu as a great ruler because he fought British is like celebrating Hitler as a great ruler. Hitler brought Germany from near collapse to being super power of that period. Both killed millions. And no sir..no excuse of "everyone doing that in wars in that period" can justify calling him great. He was a mass murderer and facist tyrant. While the Germans are ashamed of Hitler we celebrate tipu.
 

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Celebrating tipu as a great ruler because he fought British is like celebrating Hitler as a great ruler. Hitler brought Germany from near collapse to being super power of that period. Both killed millions. And no sir..no excuse of "everyone doing that in wars in that period" can justify calling him great. He was a mass murderer and facist tyrant. While the Germans are ashamed of Hitler we celebrate tipu.
Well said, but I would like to add

1. We don't celebrate Tipu, some in the country celebrate Tipu and for reasons that are nothing to with him ending up on the wrong side of Lord Wellesley.

2. Many are completely ignorant of the horrors that he perpetrated- it was deliberately kept that way. Not surprising since the same modus operandi was employed for all Muslim invaders and rulers in India.
 

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The Hero who destroyed the Madurai Sultanate and who liberated the holy city Madurai was Kumara Kampana the son of Emperor Bukka Raya of the Vijayanagar. The victory was so complete that no Turk ever dared to try rule the holy city Madurai again. The great victory poem called madhuravijayam was written to honor this achievement.
Only to get some glimpses of this incredible victory here are some lines of the poem:
"My king, this sword being unable to be wielded by other kings even in imagination, is now being invested into your lotus-hands by the providence. Take this and go forth, chop down the heads of Turushkas (Turks) of lengthy hair, red eyes and terrible voice. Go, quickly cover the earth with their skulls. Let the rising sun of your bravery diminish the moon-smiles of the drunken women of Turushkas (Turks). This earth is tired of continuously oozing with the sweats of adharma burning from the fires of the ill-deeds of Turushka (Turk). Now quickly cool her down by showering over her the blood of these miscreants! My dear King, Go forth then and let this sword of yours help the Pishachas satisfy their thirsts to fullest from the wine that flows in the veins of those tyrants."

If only the Rajputs would have acted with this kind of ferocity and courage as the Vijayanagar soldiers then they could have liberated Delhi
 

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