discuss the growth of British influence with special reference to Mysore
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Haider Ali" and his eldest son "Tipu Sultan" were the rulers of Mysore when the British influence was growing. They opposed the British and were close to the French. Infact, Tipu Sultan was trained in french style of military. Mysore played a large part in the spice trade which reaped great economic benefits. To expand their territory, four wars were fought between the two known as "Anglo-Mysore wars". These wars were fought between 1766- 1799. In the "fourth Anglo-Mysore war", Tipu Sultan was defeated and he died on "4th May, 1799".
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Tip Sultan and Haider Ali, the rulers of Mysore apposed the British. Mysore controlled a large part of spice trade. In the fourth Anglo-Mysore was British defeated Tipu Sultan.
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