Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Tipu Sultan: Tiger of Mysore

Ruler of Mysore
Reign 1782–1799
Born 20 November 1750
Birthplace Devanahalli
Died 4 May 1799(1799-05-04) (aged 48)
Place of death Seringapatam
Buried Seringapatam
Predecessor Hyder Ali
Successor Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
Royal House Sultanate of Mysore
Father Hyder Ali
Mother Fakhr-un-Nissa,The second wife of hyder ali
Religious beliefs Islam

A letter from Maliku, a dot in the Laccadive sea Firaasath Malige

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