Purnaiah
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Krishnacharya Purnaiah, popularly known as Dewan Purnaiah, was an Indian administrator, statesman, and military strategist who served as the first dewan of Mysore from 1782 to 1811. He was instrumenta
Portrait by Thomas Hickey, 1801
Residence built by Purniah in Yelandur, now a museum.
Lord Harris Residence, later residence of Puraniah after retirement. Seringapatam
Inscription at the Lord Harris Residence, Seringapatam
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
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The siege of Seringapatam was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan who ruled after the death of hi
Purnaiah
…participated in every military campaign led by Tipu. In the Third Anglo-Mysore War of 1792, he commanded a rocket unit comprising 131 men. During the Battle of Seringapatam, Tipu had entrusted his eldest son and heir-apparent to Purniah's care. In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Purniah commanded the forces of Mysore against…
The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun Henry Singleton, c. 1800
A Qajar Persian copy of a British painting of the assault
The Siege of Seringapatam by Joseph Mallord William Turner
The assault of Seringapatam