INDIA, HINDUTVA AND HISTORY by Suranya Aiyar   CHAPTER 15: THE VIJAYANAGAR-BAHMANI COMPLEX Gulbarga Fort, initial seat of the Bahmani Sultanate. Photo by Deen Dayal. ||  Understanding medieval South Indian kings as competitors and collaborators-“Hindu Age”, a misnomer -rise of Bahmani-Vijayanagar in tandem-Zafar Khan and Kapala Nayaka ally against Tughlaq-Delhi Sultanate is expelled from the Deccan-alliances between Bahmani Sultanate and surrounding Hindu rajas-Vijayanagar expands by defeating Hindu kingdoms- Hindu orthodoxy opposes Hakka and Bukka || rise of the hybrid Dakkhani figure || balance of powers between Bahmani Sultanate, Vijayanagar and Warangal -cross religious alliances and intra-religious hostilities-alliance between Deva Raya of Vijayanagar and Feroze Shah Bahmani-alliance between Bahmani rebels and Bukka Raya of Vijayanagar-conflict between Reddys and Vijayanagar-rising aggression by Kalinga against Vijayanagar and Telugu Velamas || medieval South I...