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
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
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
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Krishnaraja Wadiyar III was an Indian king who was the twenty-second Maharaja of Mysore. He ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 until his death, for a good portion of the lat
Tipu Sultan
…Portrait c. 1790s Sultan of Mysore Reign 10 December 1782 – 4 May 1799 Coronation 29 December 1782 Seringapatam Fort Predecessor Hyder Ali Successor Krishnaraja III (as Maharaja of Mysore) Dewan Purnaiah Born Fateh Ali 1 December 1751 Devanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore (present-day Karnataka, India) Died 4 May 1799…
Photograph of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, c. 1866
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III as a child
Silver Rupee of Krishna Raja Wodeyar III, Mysore State, struck in the name of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, Zarb Mahisur Mint, RY47, AD 1805.
"Queens" of Mysore: left, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III's first wife, Devajammani, right, his second wife, also named Devajammani. Thomas Hickey, 1805. The two queens in the painting are thought to advertise vaccination over variolation, as they display the respective traces on their skin.