How did a wealthy, cosmopolitan empire go from thriving to collapsing in a matter of days? This episode explores the many histories of the fall of the last Hindu Empire in South India. VISUALSThe Hampi bazaar that blew Niki’s mindA painting depicting the very moment that Rama Raya is beheaded!A map of the Vijayanagara and Deccan Sultanate territoriesGLOSSARYDeccanThe Deccan plateau is one of the most fertile regions in South Asia and has produced many major empires including the Pallavas, Chalukyas, and, later, the Nizam of Hyderabad. SultanateAn Islamic state or kingdom governed by a sultan, i.e., a kingPaan A treat made out of areca nut and betel leafANNOTATED TRANSCRIPTVisit www.kahaani.io/hampi to get an annotated transcript with citations and timestamps. TEACHER’S GUIDEVisit www.kahaani.io/misrepresented for free curriculum to help you use this podcast in your classroom.DIG DEEPERThis episode goes all into the micro. Read these sources to get a better understanding of the macro forces behind the fall of Hampi and the Vijayanagara Empire:Manu Pillai’s new book False Allies has a juicy chapter called Rebel Sultans that is a very quick, but very excellent readRichard Eaton’s India in the Persianate Age provides a thorough exploration of the social and political history of the DeccanKathleen D Morrison and Mark T Lycett’s paper The Fall of Vijayanagara Reconsidered does exactly what you’d expect from its title.MUSIC CREDITSArun Ramamurthy | ConceptionDrum ani Bass | King of Good TimesSanjay Subrahmanyan | Carnatic Vocalizingpelle | Lizard LunchJayanthi Kumaresh | Carnatic RagaSubh Saran | SlipDolorblind | QQSPECIAL THANKSThank you to Pradeep Aggarwal and Sarbajit Mitra for script review.SUPPORT THE PODCASTMISREPRESENTED is produced by Kahaani, a media organization that tells stories to widen the historical narrative. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER