1542 in India
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Events in India from the year 1542.
Events
- Venkata I becomes the emperor of Vijayanagara Empire following the death of his father Achyuta Deva Raya[1]
- Sadasiva Raya becomes the emperor of Vijayanagara Empire following the killing of his nephew Venkata I (until 1569)
Births
- 6 October – Mariam uz-Zamani, Mughal emperess is born (dies 1623)
- 14 October – Akbar (Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar), later Mughal emperor (dies 1605)
Deaths
- Achyuta Deva Raya emperor of Vijayanagara Empire (born 1529)
See also
References
- ^ Nilakanta Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah (1976). A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. India: Oxford University Press. p. 311. ISBN 9780195606867. Retrieved 27 February 2024.