Vijayapura

City · c. 1492 CE · in South Asia

Capital of Bijapur Sultanate (1492–1686).

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Around the same time and place

Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India (1497–1499 CE): Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon around the Cape of Good Hope and up the East African coast to Malindi, then crossed the Arabian Sea to Calicut in 1498, opening the first direct sea route from Europe to India.
Mughal Empire founded (1526–1857 CE): Empire founded by Babur that at its height ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, famed for its wealth, administration and architecture.
Maritime Silk Road (c. 200 BCE – c. 1500 CE): Sea lanes linking southern China, Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, East Africa and Egypt, carrying silk, ceramics, spices and textiles on the monsoon winds.
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE): Series of Muslim dynasties ruling from Delhi, beginning with Qutb ud-Din Aibak in 1206 and ending with the Lodi defeat at Panipat in 1526.
Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646 CE): South Indian empire founded by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I in 1336, a major patron of Hindu culture and temple architecture.
First Battle of Panipat (1526 CE): Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last Delhi sultan, using field artillery and cavalry tactics.
Akbar (1542 CE – 1605 CE): Third Mughal emperor, who expanded the empire across northern India and pursued religious tolerance and administrative reform.
Sher Shah Suri (c. 1486 CE – 1545 CE): Afghan ruler who drove Humayun out of India and founded the Sur Empire, reforming coinage and administration.