Tipu Sultan

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Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, renowned for his military resistance against British expansion and his pioneering use of rocketry in warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sultan of Mysore ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
ally French First Republic ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tiger of Mysore ⓘ
Tipu Sahib ⓘ
linked to: Tipu Sultan
birthDate 1750-11-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Devanahalli ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
capital Srirangapatna ⓘ
conflict Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
deathDate 1799-05-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
Srirangapatna ⓘ
diedIn Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
ethnicGroup Muslim of South India ⓘ
father Hyder Ali ⓘ
fullName Fath Ali Sahab Tipu ⓘ
linked to: Tipu Sultan
hasWork military manual on rocketry (attributed) ⓘ
implemented land revenue reforms in Mysore ⓘ
state-controlled trading system ⓘ
introduced new calendar in Mysore ⓘ
new coinage in Mysore ⓘ
languageSpoken Kannada ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
legacy considered an early pioneer of rocket artillery ⓘ
remains a controversial figure in Indian historiography ⓘ
mother Fatima Fakhr-un-Nisa ⓘ
linked to: Fakr-un-Nisa
notableFor alliance with France against the British ⓘ
military resistance against British expansion in India ⓘ
modernization of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
pioneering military use of rockets ⓘ
opponent British East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of Travancore ⓘ
linked to: Travancore

Maratha Empire ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
patronOf Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
placeOfBurial Gumbaz at Srirangapatna ⓘ
positionHeld Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
Sultan of Mysore ⓘ
predecessor Hyder Ali ⓘ
reignEnd 1799 ⓘ
reignStart 1782 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Fatima Begum ⓘ
Khadija Zaman Begum ⓘ
Ruqqiya Banu ⓘ
successor Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ⓘ
symbol tiger ⓘ
used iron-cased rockets in warfare ⓘ

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Third Anglo-Mysore War → commander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Srirangapatna → associatedWith → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Srirangapatna Fort → laterStrengthenedBy → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
subject linked to: Srirangapatna
Gumbaz at Srirangapatna → containsTombOf → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
subject linked to: Srirangapatna
Jama Masjid, Srirangapatna → builtBy → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
subject linked to: Srirangapatna
Treaty of Seringapatam → relatedTo → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Anglo-Mysore Wars → conflictBetween → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Anglo-Mysore Wars → opponent → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Anglo-Mysore Wars → notableCommander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore → notableRuler → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Mysorean forces → commander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Mysorean forces → reformsBy → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Mysore army → notableCommander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Mysore army → patron → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Hyder Ali → successor → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Hyder Ali → child → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Treaty of Mangalore → party → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Treaty of Mangalore → relatedTo → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Tipu Sultan → fullName → Fath Ali Sahab Tipu ⓘ
linked to: Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan → alsoKnownAs → Tipu Sahib ⓘ
linked to: Tipu Sultan
Siege of Bangalore → opponent → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Siege of Bangalore → commander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Siege of Bangalore → relatedTo → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Battle of Arakere → commander → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Battle of Arakere → opponentOf → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Mysore under Tipu Sultan → ruler → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
General George Harris → opponent → Tipu Sultan ⓘ
Battle of Seedaseer → opponent → Tipu Sultan ⓘ