Give some information about Hyder Ali Of Mysore..!!
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Hyder Ali (1721-1782) was the sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born Hyder Naik, he distinguished himself militarily, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore’s rulers. Rising to the post of Dalavayi (commander-in-chief) to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government. He became the de facto ruler of Mysore as Sarvadhikari (Chief Minister) by 1761. He offered strong anti-colonial resistance against the military advances of the British East’India Company during the First and Second Anglo Mysore Wars and he was the innovator of military use of the ‘iron-cased Mysorean rockets.
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- Hyder Ali, also spelled Haidar Ali, (born 1722, Budikote, Mysore [India]—died December 7, 1782, Chittoor), Muslim ruler of Mysore princely state and military commander who played an important part in the wars in southern India in the mid-18th century.
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