How did the Hindu rulers become so powerful in the 15th century in India?

[Foot12]

After the decline of the Delhi Sultanate in the 15th century the 3 major Hindu states(the Rajput kingdoms, the Vijayanagara Empire and the Gajapati Dynasty) exercised considerable influence over huge parts of India. The Rajputs under the leadership of Rana Kumbha and Rao Jodha reconquered Rajasthan and successfully defended Rajasthan against the Sultans of Malwa and Gujarat. The ruler Kapilendradeva of the Gajapati Dynasty in eastern India invaded Bengal and defeated the Sultan of Bengal and captured parts of Bengal.
After his successful campaign in Bengal Kapilendradeva defeated the Bahmani Sultan of the Deccan and expanded the frontiers of his kingdom in several directions. The greatest glory was achieved by the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire who conquered the major part of southern India and defeated the Bahmani Sultans which led to the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate. The foreign travelers like the Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq
and the Italian traveller Niccolo de Conti who visited India in the 15th century were full of praise for the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire and described the Vijayanagara rulers as the most powerful kings of whole India.
But why were the Hindu rulers in the 15th century more successful than the Hindu rulers of the 13th or 14th century against the Turkic rulers.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Good question. The Delhi Sultunate had lost considerable territory in North India in the 15th century and never had any in the South. Would like to know the backgorund of this.

@AUSTERLITZ @Joe Shearer

 

[Icewolf]

Hindu ruled by Muslim for a 1000 year

 

[Indischer]

Hindu ruled by Muslim for a 1000 year

Congratulations!

 

[Foot12]

Hindu ruled by Muslim for a 1000 year

This is not true.
Its true that Pakistan and Afghanistan were ruled by foreign invaders like Greeks, Huns, Arabs, Turks and Mongols
for more than 1000 years but not modern India.

 

[Icewolf]

This is not true.
Its true that Pakistan and Afghanistan were ruled by foreign invaders like Greeks, Huns, Arabs, Turks and Mongols
for more than 1000 years but not modern India.

Is that what they teach you in Hindutva school books lol!!

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

3 things -

First the sultanate never included the rajas into the administration like the mughals and thus they constantly kept probing for weakness to assert their own authority.Once central power weakened they exploited it..its administration was much weaker.

Second,iqta system becoming hereditary. under firuz shah tughlaq.massive administrative blunder..power centres grew up in all regions..almost like feudalism.

More importantly....the mailed lancer superseding the horse archer in the sultanate armies..the original military victories were won by horse archers..by the late sultanate era..having settled down..more emphasis was laid upon armoured lancers..especially afghan sultans didn't use horse archers much.Indian forces were always capable in close combat...the horse archer threat tehre was no good counter to.Thats why late sultanate armies lost several battles badly.Also timur and babaur humiliated them with horse archers.

 

[PARAS]

Hindu ruled by Muslim for a 1000 year

the hindus who were ruled now live in pakistan after being forcibly converted

 

[Dandpatta]

^^^ Master stroke @ Paras.

 

[vivINDIAN]

the hindus who were ruled now live in pakistan after being forcibly converted

and in Bangladesh & India too.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Hindu ruled by Muslim for a 1000 year

The Pakistani part of India was indeed ruled by Muslims for 1000 years. Modern India , just for around 500 odd years.

 

[ShahidT]

whenever there was a decline of muslim rulers, whether due to infighting, complacency or whatever reason, the hindu rajas would come to rule briefly. but not for long, as mughals came and put them in their place again soon after and when mughals declined and marathas tried crawling to the throne, the british kicked them back to the gutter again. and when empire of the brits was on its death bead, quaid e azam was waiting to show them their place once again. poor hindus

 

[pakdefender]

the hindus who were ruled now live in pakistan after being forcibly converted

That's why the Taj Mahal is in Pakistan

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

whenever there was a decline of muslim rulers, whether due to infighting, complacency or whatever reason, the hindu rajas would come to rule briefly. but not for long, as mughals came and put them in their place again soon after and when mughals declined and marathas tried crawling to the throne, the british kicked them back to the gutter again. and when empire of the brits was on its death bead, quaid e azam was waiting to show them their place once again. poor hindus

At least the Hindus were native and so were their achievements or failures. I pity the converts of this region like yourself who have 0 achievements of your own and have to look invaders from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to feel any pride.

As for Quaid E Azam, unfortunately he has been shown his place by the Pakistani state and his own people

 

[ShahidT]

At least the Hindus were native and so were their achievements or failures. I pity the converts of this region like yourself who have 0 achievements of your own and have to look invaders from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to feel any pride.

As for Quaid E Azam, unfortunately he has been shown his place by the Pakistani state and his own people

we have 0 achievements of our own? okay, whatever floats your boat son. i won't even go into the history of what muslims have achieved in the sciences, art and culture, whether from the subcontinent or elsewhere. just focus on us sticking it up yours for the past 70 odd years, being a fraction of your size, is enough shame then for your super-over-achieving rich-as-scandinavia indians then

and don't you worry, the era of traitors is coming to an end in Pakistan. one by one, inch by inch, we will realize the dream of our Quaid. no need to get your lungis in a bunch.