Feature	Vijayanagara Empire	Delhi Sultanate

Period	1336–1646 CE	1206–1526 CE

Capital	Vijayanagara (Hampi, Karnataka)	Delhi

Founder	Harihara & Bukka (Sangama dynasty)	Qutb-ud-din Aibak (Mamluk dynasty)

Main Dynasties	Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu	Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi

Culture	Hindu traditions, Sanskrit & regional languages, temple patronage	Persian culture, Urdu & Persian languages, Indo-Islamic art

Architecture	Dravidian temples (Virupaksha, Vittala, Hampi monuments)	Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Lodhi tombs, Hauz Khas

Economy	Agriculture (tanks, canals), trade in spices, cotton, horses	Land revenue (iqta system), trade with Central Asia & Persia

Military	Elephants, cavalry, forts; fought Bahmani & Sultanates	Cavalry, elephants, slave army, Turkish horsemen

Religion	Hindu majority, tolerant of other faiths	Islamic rulers, jizya tax on non-Muslims

Famous Rulers	Krishnadevaraya (Tuluva dynasty)	Alauddin Khilji, Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, Ibrahim Lodi

End	Defeated at Battle of Talikota (1565) by Deccan Sultanates	Defeated at First Battle of Panipat (1526) by Babur

Feature

Vijayanagara Empire

Delhi Sultanate

Hindu traditions, Sanskrit & regional languages, temple patronage

Persian culture, Urdu & Persian languages, Indo-Islamic art

Dravidian temples (Virupaksha, Vittala, Hampi monuments)

Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Lodhi tombs, Hauz Khas

Agriculture (tanks, canals), trade in spices, cotton, horses

Land revenue (iqta system), trade with Central Asia & Persia

Elephants, cavalry, forts; fought Bahmani & Sultanates

Cavalry, elephants, slave army, Turkish horsemen

Alauddin Khilji, Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, Ibrahim Lodi

Defeated at Battle of Talikota (1565) by Deccan Sultanates

Defeated at First Battle of Panipat (1526) by Babur

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