Write a note on Tipu Sultan- The Tiger of Mysore.
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Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tipu Sahab or Tiger of Mysore, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and a pioneer of rocket artillery. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore. Tipu Sultan introduced a number of administrative innovations during his rule, including his coinage, a new Mauludi lunisolar calendar, and a new land revenue system which initiated the growth of the Mysore silk industry. He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and commissioned the military manual Fathul Mujahidin. He deployed the rockets against advances of British forces and their allies during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, including the Battle of Pollilur and Siege of Seringapatam. He also embarked on an ambitious economic development program that established Mysore as a major economic power, with some of the world's highest real wages and living standards in the late 18th century.
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Tipu Sultan (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. He was also a scholar, soldier and poet. Tipu was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali Jutt of Mysore and his wife Fatima Fakhr-un-Nisa . Tipu Sultan born in a Muslim family .His ancestors claimed to be from Persia , Afghanistan and from Arab from different sources.But one authentic claim is from 200 years old book that his ancestors are from ferghana present day Uzbekistan.
Tipu introduced several new laws, including new coinage, a new lunisolar calendar and a new land revenue system. He started the growth of the silk industry in Mysore. Tipu succeeded to a large kingdom bordered by the Krishna River in the north, the Eastern Ghatsin the east and the Arabian Sea in the west. At the request of the French, he built a church, the first in Mysore. Tipu Sultan fought against the British to keep Mysore's independence.
Tipu Sultan, prominently known as Sher-e-Mysore (Tiger of Mysore) is also given the sobriquet of Sher-e-Hind and Sher-e-Mashriq (Tiger of the East) Sher-e-mysore. He opposed British rule in South India and played a major role in keeping the British forces away. He was one of those rare rulers who had the gumption to challenge the British Government.
Tippoo Sahib (as addressed by British) defeated the foreign invaders in the First and Second Anglo Mysore War and dictated terms to the British in the subsequent Treaties of Madras and Mangalore respectively.he was the powerfull ruler of mysore