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1750 AD–1799 AD

Tipu Sultan

British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty · War & conquest · Resistance & colonized agency

Ruler of Mysore from 1782, Tipu Sultan modernized military forces, sought foreign alliances and fought the East India Company in a series of wars whose outcome was not predetermined. He died defending Seringapatam in 1799 when a Company-led coalition captured his capital. His career shows South Asian states deploying their own strategy, diplomacy and technology against British expansion

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