History of the Mysore Empire

Vijayanagara Empire

• Founder: Harihara and Bukka
• Battle of Talikota (1565): Between the Sultanate and the Vijayanagar Empire, leading to the fall of Vijayanagar

Mysore Empire

• Founder: Hyder Ali
• Characteristics: Influenced by the French army, modernized army
• Assistant: Tipu Sultan, son of Hyder Ali

Anglo-Mysore Wars

First Anglo-Mysore War (1767-1769)

• British, Nizam, Marathas vs Hyder Ali
• Conclusion: Treaty of Madras (1769)

Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784)

• Defeat of Colonel Baillie (1781)
• Conclusion: Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
• Death of Hyder Ali (1782)
• Tipu Sultan

Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-1792)

• Lord Cornwallis vs Tipu Sultan
• Conclusion: Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792)
• Tipu Sultan held his sons as hostages

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799)

• Lord Wellesley
• Death of Tipu Sultan
• Fall of Mysore: Captured by the British East India Company

Tipu Sultan

• Nickname: Tiger of Mysore, Rocket Man of India
• Birth: November 21, 1750
• Achievements: Use of rockets, alliance with France
• Death: May 4, 1799, during the Mysore War

Administration and Influence

• Administrative Features of Hyder Ali: Organized army, European influence
• Policies of Tipu Sultan: Promotion and construction, respect for other religions

British Dominance

• British Strategy: Nizam, Maratha alliance, face off against Tipu Sultan
• Subsidiary Alliance: Control states through alliances
• Gradual Capture of India: Mysore, Bengal, Marathas

Conclusion

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