Question

The British saw tipu sultan as a threat to its economic power.give reasons

Answer 1

Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore was a powerful threat to the economical power of Britisher’s as forseen by them, because of the stoppage laid by Tipu Sultan over the export items.

Explanation:

The export of pepper, sandal wood along with cardamom was stopped by Tipu Sultan, which used to export through the port of Mysore and this led to trade loss and hence proved to be the economical threat for the British which was evident for them.

Answer 2

Tipu Sultan was the Mysore Kingdom  ruler  pioneering rocket artillery Tipu Sultan. During his rule he introduced a series of administrative innovations, along with a new system of coinage & calendar & a new system of land revenue that had initiated the Mysore silk industry 's development.

Explanation:

• Tipu sultan was regarded as a threat by the East India company (EIC) since he was an excellent general & a soldier. He had trained his army on the western lines & even deployed French soldiers. It was a major obstacle for the British to take control of most of South India.
• The state of Mysore had become powerful under rulers such as Haidar Ali  &  Tipu Sultan, as opposed to the rest of India. They had full control over the  very profitable trade in cardamom & pepper on the coast of Malabar coast.  The export by Tipu Sultan of pepper, cardamom, & sandalwood via the ports in his kingdom in the year 1785 had stopped  local traders from trading with EIC. This had angered the EIC very much.
• In addition, Tipu Sultan had established close relations with the French in India and with their assistance modernised his armed forces. The British were alarmed & started to see Tipu Sultan as a possible threat to their business interests. When the British saw a potential risk to their economic & political  interests, as it did happen in Mysore & several other kingdoms, it had recourse to "direct military confrontation". EIC lost 4 wars to Mysore, however, in the last Mysore-Anglo War, in the Battle of Seringapatam, the EIC won & Tipu Sultan was killed.

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