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Bookmark or Share- Tippu Sultan | Mysore ruler, Indian resistance, Anglo-Mysore WarsTippu Sultan (born 1750, Devanhalli [India]—died May 4, 1799, Seringapatam [now Shrirangapattana]) was the sultan of Mysore, who won fame in the wars of the late 18th century in southern India.
- Tipu Sultan: How history remembers him, why controversy doesn’t forget ...Tipu Sultan died defending his fortress of Srirangapatna against British forces in the Fourth Anglo Mysore War in 1799. His forces were heavily outnumbered and his French allies had not been able to come to his aid.
- Biography of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore - ThoughtCoTipu Sultan (November 20, 1750–May 4, 1799) is remembered by many in India and Pakistan as a heroic freedom fighter and warrior-king. He was the last ruler in India strong enough to dictate terms to the British East India Company.
- Tipu Sultan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTipu Sultan (1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), is also known as Sher-e-mysoor, was the ruler of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. He was also a scholar, soldier and poet. Tipu was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali and his wife Fathima Fakhr-un-Nisar. Tipu Sultan was born in Devanahalli in 1751.
- Tipu’s Tiger (article) | 1500–1857 C.E. | Khan AcademyTipu Sultan adopted the tiger as a personal symbol of his rule—representations of tigers decorated his throne, weapons and armor; the tiger stripe motif was painted on walls and used in uniforms; he kept live tigers to guard his palace. The British referred to him as the “Tiger of Mysore.”
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