This bonus episode explores the history leading up to the Vijayanagara Empire. 

Examines the political landscape of South India before its rise, focusing on the Kakatiya kingdom and the power dynamics among the Hoysalas, Kakatiyas, Chalukya-Cholas, and Yadavas, highlighting the internal weaknesses that made them vulnerable. 

The expansion of the Delhi Sultanate under the Khiljis and Tughlaqs into the Deccan and South India, narrating the subjugation of the Yadava, Kakatiya, and Pandya kingdoms due to both internal strife and external invasions

Disclaimer: This bonus content has been re-rendered by AI based on our original full episode