Tipoo Saib

Tipoo Saib (1749-1799) was son of Hyder Ali, whom he succeeded in the Sultanate of Mysore in 1782. Already a trained and successful warrior in his father's struggles with the English, he set himself with implacable enmity to check the advance of British arms. In 1789 invaded Travancore, and in the subsequent war (1790-1792), after a desperate resistance, was overcome and deprived of half of his territories, and compelled to give in hostage his two sons. Intrigued later with the French, and again engaged the English, but was defeated, and his capital, Seringapatam, captured after a month's siege, himself perishing in the final attack.

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Tiprabamak, Tipton, Tiptur Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Tirap District, Tiratgarh Waterfall