Tipu Sultans victorious battle against the Bandit British

Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu, also known as the Tiger of Mysore (November 20, 1750, Devanahalli -- May 4, 1799, Srirangapattana), was the first son of Haidar Ali by his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-nissa. He was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from the time of his father's death in 1782 until his own demise in 1799. Tippu Sultan was a learned man and an able soldier. He was reputed to be a good poet. He was a devout Muslim, but was also appreciative of other religions. At the request of the French, for instance, he built a church, the first in Mysore. He was proficient in the languages he spoke [1]. He helped his father Haidar Ali defeat the British in the Second Mysore War, and negotiated the Treaty of Mangalore with them. However, he was defeated in the Third Anglo-Mysore War and in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War by the combined forces of the English East India Company, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Mahratta Confederacy, and to a lesser extent, Travancore. Tippu Sultan died defending his capital Srirangapattana, on May 4, 1799.

Sir Walter Scott, commenting on the abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814, wrote: "Although I never supposed that he [Napoleon] possessed, allowing for some difference of education, the liberality of conduct and political views which were sometimes exhibited by old Haidar Ally, yet I did think he [Napoleon] might have shown the same resolved and dogged spirit of resolution which induced Tippoo Saib to die manfully upon the breach of his capital city with his sabre clenched in his hand."

During his rule, Tippu Sultan laid the foundation for a dam where the famous Krishna Raja Sagara Dam across the river Cauvery was later built.[2][3] He also completed the project of Lal Bagh started by his father Haidar Ali, and built roads, public buildings, and ports along the Kerala shoreline. His trade extended to countries which included Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, France, Turkey, and Iran. Under his leadership, the Mysore army proved to be a school of military science to Indian princes. The serious blows that Tippu Sultan inflicted on the British in the First and Second Mysore Wars affected their reputation as an invincible power. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, in his Tipu Sultan Shaheed Memorial Lecture in Bangalore (30 November 1991), called Tippu Sultan the innovator of the world's first war rocket. Two of these rockets, captured by the British at Srirangapatna, are displayed in the Woolwich Museum Artillery in London. Most of Tippu Sultan's campaigns resulted in remarkable successes. He managed to subdue all the petty kingdoms in the south. He defeated the Marathas and the Nizams several times and was also one of the few Indian rulers to have defeated British armies.

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[soreno32]

could he beat mahmoud of ghazni. or ahamd shah abdali. no. afghanistan is the best. babur is from afghanistan too. fuck pakistan and india

[Asimrauf78]

Someone please reply to this shit head.

[TURKKNCL]

I caught three common words with Turkish "sipahi" which means "chivalry" and "dushman" = the enemy. The words are originally Farsî I guess.

[Asimrauf78]

Nice to know this from a Turk, there are other words too which are common in Turkish and Urdu(Indian Muslim language). Urdu "Army in Turkish" Urdu is refer to language of Army. Watan " Nation". Watch the video again there are several Turkish words. It is because Moguls were Turks, Urdu is mix of Turkish, Farsi and Sanskrit.

[radil505]

He was betrayed by Mir Sadiq (a traitor, a Shia). History repeats itself. Siraj ud Daula was betrayed by a Shia Traitor - Mir Jafar.

The Hyderabad general wo led the army against Tipu Sultan - Mir Ahmed ALi was also a Shia.

The Shias are betrayers, traiotrs who have betrayed their own country and human kind time and again. Back stabbers. Beware of the Shia.

They cannot be trusted.

[oahmed97]

@ Sorena, no body is undermining your afghan heros. Infact I am all for freedom fighters.

Tipu Sultan is recognised as one of the greatest fighers against the Tyranny of The British.

Alot of false information has been portrayed of him, by the cunning British to undermine him.

He was the bravest Commrade!

[kamranakbar91]

tipu sultan was not Pakistani,Indian or Afghanistani that time Pakistan and India were together and hindustan was the name it doesn't mean that hundstan was india, India was made on August 15 so he was a brave solder of barseagher Pak wa Hind... don't say that he was from Pakistan or India. and by they way where is Afghanistan come from ??? he was 100% not Afghani read history first then post ilitrate comments like this......!!!....... *** Eagle of Pukhtoon ***

[sheer786ali]

soreno32: this man could fight anyone, the british would have a army that is 2 or 3 times than tipu army, but tipu still would win, why cause he was smart, they couldnt defeat tipu, so they went to nazam and phelshar for help, they still couldnt defeat him, so they turned tipu loyal away from him and finally defeated him, tipu died in what was his last battle, he died with his eyes open, the british were scared to go near him, one day of a tigers life is better than living 100 yrs of a fox!!!

[sheer786ali]

soreno32: u asking if tipu could beat ahamad shah abdali or mahmoud of ghazni, i think he could, history tells that, when the british used to fight tipu sultan they used to have the largest army, it used to be two or 3 size of tipu army, but tipu sultan still fights, and coz the british couldnt beat tipu sultan they used to get help from nazam and phelshwar, which means it would increase the british army more but tipu sultan still won, so british didnt achieve anythink, (speach 1)

[sheer786ali]

mate ppl hear the name tiger and they would wey there pants,tipu didnt fear the british. nizam and phelshwar so who is abdali,lol

[sheer786ali]

he feared no one, so who is abdali,lolz

[sheer786ali]

tipu feared no one!!!!

[sheer786ali]

tipu died like a solider, and thwt like a solider, the english fear to go near him when he died coz they were scared of him, and tipu feared no one, if he didnt fear british, who is ahamad shah abdali,lol

[sheer786ali]

tipu sultan feared no one, he thwt like a tiger and died like one, no one in history has ever come accross a king like him, not even in afghan!!!!

[sheer786ali]

remember somthing, tipu dieded like a tiger, british feared to go near him, so u talk about abdali, the marthas put the guy bak in his shoes, the marathas sent them paking bak to afghan, i salute tipu

[Sanjay2381]

@Asimrauf78 , hi dear if afganistan is the best then why Babar did not come back to afgan , Akbar Used to say India as his motherland not afganistan.