Haidar ali and tipu sultan

CONTENTS

HAIDAR ALI

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Chap. I. Introductory. Haidar Ali’s ancestors. The Mysore dynasty 11-16

II. Haidar rises into notice. Contest for supremacy in Southern India 17-27

III. The Peshwa invades Mysore 28-30

IV. Haidar assumes the control of affairs: Conquest of Bednur 31-39

V. The Marathas invade Mysore a second time 40-41

VI. Conquest of Malabar 42-46

VII. The Marathas again attack Mysore 47-48

VIII. The Nizam joins Haidar Ali, who attacks the English: War from 1767 to 1769 49-58

IX. The Marathas invade Mysore a fourth time 59-63

X. Conquest of Coorg 64-66

XI. Negotiations with Raghuba. Death of Mysore Raja. Capture of Bellary and Gutti.

Attitude of the Poona ministry 67-71

XII. Siege of Chitaldrug. Operations against the Marathas. Reduction of Chitaldrug 72-75

XIII. Annexation of Kadapa. Haidar’s Draconian rule. Royal Marriages 76-79

XIV. Combination of the Marathas and the Nizam with Haidar against the English.

Fruitless negotiations 80-86

XV. Haidar declares War against the English.

His invasion of Madras territory, and Military Operations up to his death 87-105

XVI. Haidar’s Character and Administration 106-113

TIPU SULTAN

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Chap. I Tipu’s accession to the throne 117-119

II. Capture of Bednur by General Matthews. Its recovery by Tipu 120-123

III. Siege of Mangalore: Tipu’s Cruelties 124-127

IV. Colonel Fullarton’s Military Operations 128-130

V. Campaign against the Marathas 131-134

VI. Tipu’s reforms in Malabar. Embassies to Europe 135-138

VII. Invasion of Travancore 139-144

VIII. Lord Cornwallis declares War. Want of success of General Medows.

Siege of Bangalore. Attack upon Seringapatam 145-158

IX. Military Operations of the Marathas and the Nizam 159-161

X. Capture of Nandidrug. Disaster at Coimbatore. Storming of Savandrug.

First Siege of Seringapatam 162-173

XI. Tipu’s secret machinations 174-179

XII. Lord Mornington assumes the office of Governor-General:

his correspondence with Tipu 180-188

XIII. Lord Mornington declares war against Tipu, Final Siege of Seringapatam.

The Sultan’s death 189-207

XIV. Tipu’s Character and Administration. His Fanaticism and Cruelty 208-227

The orthography of proper names follows the system adopted by the Indian Government for the Imperial Gazetteer of India. That system, while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places, such as Punjab, Poona, Deccan, Mysore, Bangalore, &c., employs in all other cases the vowels with the following uniform sounds :-

a, as in woman : a, as in father : I, as in kin: i, as in intrigue: o, as in cold : u, as in bull : u, as in rural.

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PEDIGREE OF THE NAWABS OF MYSORE.

Muhammad Bhailol.

Wali Muhammad Ali Muhammad, or Ali Ghulam Dost Muhammad,

married daughter of Sayyad Parsa Munshi.

Muhammad Illias. Muhammad. ? Mahamad Iman. Fatah Muhammad , called Fatah Ali, or Shuja Sahib,

married Majedda Begam, daughter of Mir Akbar Ali Khan.

d. 1729.

Haidar Sahib. Shahbaz Khan, or Ismail. Wali Muhammad, Haidar Ali Khan, married

died young . 1761-82 1. Fakhr-un-nissa, daughter of Moin-ud-din,

2. daughter of Makdum Sahib

Kadir Sahib. Tipu Sultan, or Fatah Ali Khan, Karim Shah, or Safdar Shikoh.

1782-99.





Imam Baksh; 1 son.
Ghulam Ali; 3 sons,

1 daughter.

Ahmad Sultan, d. 1239 H; 3 daughters.
Muhammad Sultan, or Ghulam Muhammad, d. 1877 A.D.; 3 sons, 3 daughters.
Munir-ud-din Sultan d. 1253 H; 1 son, 2 daughters
Jama-ud-din Sultan, d. 1258 H; 1 son.
Sarwar-ud-din Sultan, d. 1249 H; 2 daughters.
Shukar Ullah Sultan, d. 1233 H; 6 sons, 4 daughters.
Muhammad Subhan Sultan, d. 1261 H; 5 sons, 6 daughters.
Muhammad Yasin Sultan, d 1849 A.D.; 8 sons, 6 daughters.
Moiz-ud-din Sultan. d. 1233 H; 1 son, 3 daughters.
Mohi-ud-din, or Sultan Padshah, d. 1226 H; 5 sons 2 daughters.
Abd-ul-Khalik Sultan, d. 1222 H; 2 sons.
Fatah Haidar. or Haidar Ali Sultan, d. 1230 H; 7 sons, 14 daughters.
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