Question

List four things that Tipu Sultan did to challenge the might of the British.

Answer 1

Tipu Sultan also known as Tipu Sahab or the Tiger of Mysore was the ruler of the Mysore Kingdom

Explanation:

• The Mysore-Anglo war during the last three decades of the 18th century, were a series of battles between the Mysore Kingdom, and the British East India Company (EIC), the Hyderabad Nizam. Hyder Ali and its heir Tipu Sultan fought on the four sides of the British attacking from the east, south and west.
• To seek assistance against the British, he sent his ambassadors to France, Iran, Arabia and Turkey. In order to extend his reach and improve foreign trade, he tried to modernise his naval powers.
• Napoleon Bonaparte was aiming for a Tipu Sultan coalition. In his war with the British, Tipu Sultan used his French-trained Napoleon Bonaparte army. In the Anglo-Mysore Wars and in the battle of Pollilur and seringapatam, it used rockets on British forces

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The world knows Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, as a powerful warrior. Tipu Sultan taught a stern lesson to the British, who were campaigning to capture the princely states and princely states with the intention of occupying India. Due to the war policy of Tipu Sultan and weapons equipped with technology, the British had to face defeat many times.

Artillery construction

Tipu was first challenged by the British as he sat on the throne. Sensing the intention of the British, Tipu planned to expand his military powers. Tipu built strong and fully iron cannons to teach the British a lesson, and also increased the number of artillery gunners. This reduced the time spent in firing. As a result, by the time the British soldiers came out of the explosion of smoke and dust from the explosion of shells, the second shell would have burst on them.

Bamboo rocket hits the British with dust

According to experts, the British were greatly frightened by the guns and tactics made by this modern technique of Tipu Sultan. Taking lessons from this, the next time the British came carefully. Before this, Tipu made a strategy to use gunpowder and shells in bamboo poles like rockets. The advantage was that it was relieved to pull heavy cannons and carry their heavy bullets. Bamboo rockets used to hold shells made of about 250 grams of gunpowder. These rockets used to hit more than 200 meters. This technique of Tipu uprooted the British and forced them to flee.

Sword, cannon and rocket

According to experts, in 1799, Tipu Sultan was killed by the British by conspiracy. To kill Tipu, the British tried to snatch a strong sword with his jewelery but he could not succeed. There was a lion on the lump of Tipu's sword, whose eyes were made of precious beads. Even after death, the British had to struggle to get the sword out of Tipu Sultan's hand. After Tipu Sultan's death, the British stole his rocket technology.