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===Capture by Bijapur 1656-1678===

In 1650’s Sriranga associated with the [[Mysore]] and [[Tanjore Nayaks]] and marched south to attack [[Gingee]] and [[Madurai]].First stop was the capture of Gingee Fort, but [[Thirumalai Nayak]] of [[Madurai]] responded by requesting the [[Sultan of Bijapur]] to attack [[Vellore]] from North to divert Sriranga’s attention. The [[Bijapur Sultan]] promptly dispatched a large army and captured the Vellore Fort, later both Madurai-Bijapur armies converged in [[Gingee]] defeating the Vellore-Tanjore forces and after a melee both the Forts ended up with the [[Sultan of Bijapur]].The defeat also marked the end of the last direct line of [[VijaynagarVijaynagara EmperorEmperors]]. Hardly 20 years passed the Marathas seized the Fort from the Bijapur Sultans.

===Capture by Marathas 1678 – 1707===