Consider the following statements regarding the Battle of Talikota (1565): 1. The Vijayanagara forces were led by the elderly regent Rama Raya and his brothers Tirumala and Venkatadri. 2. Two key Muslim commanders of the Vijayanagara army, the Gilani brothers, defected to the Sultanates at a critical juncture. 3. The battle resulted in the immediate capture and execution of Rama Raya by Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmadnagar. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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