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During the first part of the battle the combined forces of the Deccan Sultanates were smashed by Vijayanagara and lost several thousand men, forcing the Sultans to revise their strategy. Adil Shah sent a fake letter to the Vijayanagaran commander that he was neutral, causing him to delay his attack which allowed the Muslim forces to regroup. Assuming the commander doesn't delay the attack and decisively defeats the combined Muslim forces before they have a chance to regroup, preventing the later mutinies by Muslim commanders should the battle have dragged on as it did IOTL, does this save the Empire from the decline that followed when it's capital was sacked as a result of this defeat? Ultimately the Deccan Sultanates had better weapons and would likely be inclined to attempt an invasion again, so would this victory be enough to cement Vijayanagaran power?
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