Tipu Sultan (c 1750-1799) was born in Devanhalli, Karnataka. His father, Hyder Ali, made himself Muslim ruler of Mysore around 1761. From an early age Tipu accompanied his father on military ...

Before the era of photography, the theatre of war played out on maps and paintings. A heritage activist reports from the ...

This is the seal of Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (1750-1799), the 'Tiger of Mysore' used by him to confirm official documents. It has been in the Powell-Cotton family at Quex Park, Birchington ...

Set in pretty gardens, the old residence of a former Mysore ruler, Tipu Sultan, offers a glimpse into the opulent lifestyle of the region's kings. Commissioned in the late 18th century by the much ...

However, Jaishankar also noted the "adverse" effects of Tipu Sultan's rule in the Mysore region. "At the same time, he evokes strong adverse sentiments even today in many regions, some in Mysore ...

Mackenzie, R. 1793. Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultan (2 vols). Calcutta, India. McPhee, C. 1998. “Tipu Sultan of Mysore and British Medievalism in the Paintings of Mather Brown.” In Orientalism ...

It was through the Palghat pass that Tipu Sultan chased the East India Company’s forces to Calicut. It was through it that he returned to Mysore upon ... Palakkad is his fort: a black granite ...

"The place owes its new name to the erstwhile ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan ... which is a corrupted form of Sultan’s battery. Tipu Sultan also built a fort here, which is in ruins now and ...

Show full PR text Rolls-Royce Bespoke Ghost Mysore Collection 'In this world I would rather live two days like a tiger, than two hundred years like a sheep.' Tipu Sultan - 'The Tiger of Mysore ...

These conflicts came to an end with the arrival of the Sultan of Mysore, Hyder Ali, in 1763. Bekal Fort was of great importance to Hyder Ali's son, Tipu Sultan, serving as a crucial military base ...

Tipu's Summer Palace, Daria Daulat Bagh, is situated outside the fort at Srirangapatna ... housing elaborate murals of battle scenes and the Tipu Sultan clan. On the eastern walls are court ...