{"product_id":"crossing-to-talikota","title":"Crossing to Talikota","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe battle of Talikota in 1565 radically altered the contours of the political map of India within a space of a few  hours. The Vijayanagara empire, which straddled the whole of South India, collapsed in the face of four minor Sultanates with little resistance, while its capital, one of the most prosperous cities in the world, was plundered, decimated and lay uninhabited for the next few centuries, known to the world outside  only as 'the ruins of Hampi'. At the\n\u003cbr\u003ecentre of this  cataclysm was 'Aliya' Ramaraya, ambitious, ruthless, brilliant strategist, a son-in-law of the emperor but unacceptable within the royal lineage, generalissimo who ruled the empire without\n\u003cbr\u003ebeing allowed to step on its throne. The play  explores in detail the complex of gender, caste, clan and religious loyalties that  brought  the various forces together to explode  in an unforeseen catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44082440536302,"sku":"9780199496150","price":13.06,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199496150.jpg?v=1706213513","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/crossing-to-talikota","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}