First Anglo-Mysore War
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The First Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company. The war was instigated in part by the machinations of Asaf Jah II, the Nizam of Hyderabad
The flag of the Sultanate of Mysore.
Krishnagiri fort was besieged in the First Anglo-Mysore War in 1768, and finally surrendered to the British, who held it briefly
Asaf Jah II opposed the East India Company in 1766, and initially allied himself with Haider Ali during the First Anglo-Mysore War, particularly during the Battle of Chengam, but later abandoned Mysore's cause in 1768.
Tipu Sultan
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Tipu Sultan, commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore, was the Sultan of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery. He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and co
First Anglo-Mysore War
…there checks on the uses (offensive or defensive) to which he could put them. Conflict involving Madras authorities, Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah and Tipu Sultan, was also simmering. Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah, allied to the British, whose territory he surrounded, was upset that Hyder was harboring opponents of…
Portrait c. 1790s
Birth place of Tipu Sultan
War coat used by Tipu Sultan of Mysore.c. 1785-1790
Mural of the Battle of Pollilur on the walls of Tipu's summer palace, painted to celebrate his triumph over the British