Which were the provinces that acquire by the British after the Mysore war?
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The districts of Malabar, Salem, Bellary and Anantapur were ceded to the Madras Presidency. A fourth and final war was fought between the British and Mysore in 1799, in which Seringapatam was taken, and Tipu was killed in its defence.
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Which were the provinces that acquire by the British after the Mysore war?
Explanation:
The districts of Malabar, Salem, Bellary and Anantapur were ceded to the Madras Presidency. A fourth and final war was fought between the British and Mysore in 1799, in which Seringapatam was taken, and Tipu was killed in its defence.
Part of: Anglo-Mysore Wars
Combatants: East India Company
The British captured the capital of Mysore. The ruler Tipu Sultan was killed in the battle of Seringapatnam. Britain took indirect control of Mysore, restoring the Wodeyar Dynasty to the Mysore throne (with a British commissioner to advise him on all issues)