brief note on Tipu sultan
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Tipu Sultan was popularly known as ‘Tiger of Mysore’ as he fought bravely with the tiger. He was the son of Haider Ali and became the Ruler of Mysore in 1782 after his father’s death. As British East India Company had successful trade at the Malabar coast, Tipu Sultan in 1785 decided to stop the export of Sandalwood, pepper and Cardamom and also didn’t allowed local merchants to trade with the company. He cleverly maintained a good relationship with French and with their help modernized his army. In the battle of Seringapatam, Tipu Sultan died protecting his capital Seringapatam.
For Britishers, he was ambitious and dangerous which possessed as a threat to their rule. It is because of such Indian rulers that we always remained as a united country and successfully gained our freedom against British rule.
Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu,[5] 01 December 1751 – 4 May 1799),[1][6] also known as Tipu Sahab or the Tiger of Mysore,[7] was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India and a pioneer of rocket artillery.[8][9][10] He introduced a number of administrative innovations during his rule, including a new coinage system and calendar,[11] and a new land revenue system which initiated the growth of the Mysore silk industry.[12] He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and commissioned the military manual Fathul Mujahidin. He deployed the rockets against advances of British forces and their allies during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, including the Battle of Pollilur and Siege of SeringapatamNapoleon Bonaparte, the French commander-in-chief, sought an alliance with Tipu Sultan. Both Tipu Sultan and his father used their French-trained army in alliance with the French in their struggle with the British,[13][14] and in Mysore's struggles with other surrounding powers, against the Marathas, Sira, and rulers of Malabar, Kodagu, Bednore, Carnatic, and Travancore. Tipu's father, Hyder Ali, rose to power and Tipu succeeded him as the ruler of Mysore upon his father's death in 1782. He won important victories against the British in the Second Anglo-Mysore War and negotiated the 1784 Treaty of Mangalore with them after his father died from cancer in December 1782 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Tipu's conflicts with his neighbours included the Maratha–Mysore War which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Gajendragad.[15] The treaty required that Tipu Sultan pay 4.8 million rupees as a one-time war cost to the Marathas, and an annual tribute of 1.2 million rupees in addition to returning all the territory captured by Hyder Ali.[16][17]
Tipu remained an implacable enemy of the British East India Company, sparking conflict with his attack on British-allied Travancore in 1789. In the Third Anglo-Mysore War, he was forced into the Treaty of Seringapatam, losing a number of previously conquered territories, including Malabar and Mangalore. He sent emissaries to foreign states, including the Ottoman Empire, Afghanistan, and France, in an attempt to rally opposition to the British.
In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, a combined force of British East India Company troops supported by the Marathas & the Nizam of Hyderabad defeated Tipu. He was killed on 4 May 1799 while defending his stronghold of Seringapatam.
Despite preserving the image of a devout Muslim throughout his life, in post-colonial Indian subcontinent he is applauded not only as a ruler who fought against British colonialism,[18][19] but also for his progressive attitude towards religious diversity,[20][21][22][23][24] although he has also been criticised for the repression of Hindus of Malabar and Christians of Mangalore for both religious and political reasons.[25][26][27][28][29][30]
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