1542 in India

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
 * 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)