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

• India portal

• Timeline of Indian history

References

1. 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.