Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799 and fought the British East India Company’s expansion in southern India. He strengthened Mysore’s military and administration before dying in the siege of Seringapatam.

Kingdom of Mysore: A South Indian kingdom that became a major power under Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu inherited and ruled this kingdom, whose power shaped his conflicts with the British.
Mysorean rockets: Iron-cased military rockets developed and deployed by Mysore in the eighteenth century. Tipu expanded their use against Company forces, influencing later British rocket development.
First Anglo-Mysore War: The 1767–1769 conflict between Mysore and the British East India Company and their allies. Its outcome strengthened Haidar Ali’s Mysore before Tipu became ruler.
Partition of Mysore: The redistribution of Mysorean territory among the victors after the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu’s defeat dismantled his kingdom’s territorial power.
Haidar Ali: The military leader who ruled Mysore from 1761 until his death in 1782. Tipu succeeded his father Haidar Ali during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Mysorean army: The military forces of Mysore, reorganized under Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu used infantry, cavalry, artillery, and rockets to challenge Company campaigns.
Third Anglo-Mysore War: The 1790–1792 war between Mysore, the British East India Company, and their allies. Tipu’s defeat forced him to cede territory and surrender two sons as hostages.
Restoration of the Wodeyars: The reinstatement of the Wodeyar dynasty as Mysore’s ruling house under British supervision in 1799. After Tipu’s death, the Company placed a Wodeyar ruler on the throne.
Wodeyar dynasty: A dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore for much of its history. Tipu displaced the Wodeyar court’s effective authority while ruling Mysore.
Mysore silk industry: The production of silk textiles in the Mysore region of southern India. Tipu promoted sericulture and state-supported production as part of economic policy.

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