Hyder Ali

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Hyder Ali was an 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, known for his military prowess and resistance against British expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
allegianceAtStartOfCareer Mysore army ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haidar Ali ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
birthYear c. 1720 ⓘ
burialPlace Gumbaz at Srirangapatna ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
child Tipu Sultan ⓘ
continentOfRule Asia ⓘ
countryOfBirth Mughal Empire ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
deathDate 1782-12-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Nanjangud ⓘ
dynasty Mysore Sultanate ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
father Fath Muhammad ⓘ
fullName Hyder Ali ⓘ
implemented military reforms in Mysore ⓘ
knownFor military prowess ⓘ
modernization of the Mysore army ⓘ
resistance against British expansion in India ⓘ
use of rocket artillery ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Kannada ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
languageOfCourt Persian ⓘ
militaryConflict First Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
mother Lal Bai ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
opponent British East India Company ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
placeOfBirth Budikote ⓘ
positionHeld Sultan of Mysore ⓘ
de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
regionOfBirth Kolar district ⓘ
regionOfRule South India ⓘ
reignEnd 1782 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1761 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roseFrom military commander ⓘ
ruled Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
spouse Fakhr-un-Nissa ⓘ
successor Tipu Sultan ⓘ
title Nawab of Mysore ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Mysore
used European-style infantry tactics ⓘ
iron-cased rockets in warfare ⓘ

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Srirangapatna → associatedWith → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Srirangapatna Fort → laterStrengthenedBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
subject linked to: Srirangapatna
Gumbaz at Srirangapatna → containsTombOf → Hyder Ali ⓘ
subject linked to: Srirangapatna
Anglo-Mysore Wars → opponent → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Raichur Doab → historicalKingdom → Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan of Mysore ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
Kingdom of Mysore → notableRuler → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Colonel Smith → opponent → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Treaty of Madras → party → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Mysorean forces → commander → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Mysorean forces → reformsBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Mysore army → notableCommander → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Mysore army → patron → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Hyder Ali → fullName → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Hyder Ali → alsoKnownAs → Haidar Ali ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
Treaty of Mangalore → relatedTo → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan → father → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan → predecessor → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Mysore under Tipu Sultan → predecessorState → Mysore under Hyder Ali ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
Mysorean rockets → notableUser → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Wallajah dynasty → opposedBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Third Carnatic War → belligerent → Hyder Ali of Mysore (later participant) ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
Peshwa faction → inConflictWith → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Seringapatam → wasFortifiedBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Palghat → fortBuiltBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Sultan of Mysore → positionHeldBy → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Battle of Porto Novo → commander → Hyder Ali ⓘ
Battle of Porto Novo → commanderRole → Hyder Ali commanded Mysore forces ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali
Nandidurga Fort → associatedWith → Hyder Ali ⓘ