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The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of four wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Sultanate of Mysore on the one hand, and the British East India Company (represented chiefly by the neighbouring Madras Presidency), Maratha Empire, Kingdom of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the other.
Undaunted, Tipu, popularly known as the "Tiger of Mysore", continued the war against the British but lost some regions in modern coastal Karnataka to them. The Maratha–Mysore War occurred between 1785 and 1787 and consisted of a series of conflicts between the Sultanate of Mysore and the Maratha Empire. [49]
The Anglo-Indian wars were the several wars fought in the Indian Subcontinent, over a period of time, between the British East India Company and different Indian states, mainly the Mughal Empire, Rohilkhand, Kingdom of Mysore, Subah of Bengal, Maratha Confederacy, Sikh Empire of Punjab, Kingdom of Sindh and others.
First Anglo-Mysore War begins, in which Hyder Ali of Mysore defeats the armies of the British East India Company. 1770: Great Bengal famine of 1770, estimated to have caused the deaths of about 10 million people. [41] Warren Hastings's 1772 report estimated that a third of the population in the affected region starved to death. The famine is ...
The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company.The war was instigated in part by the machinations of Asaf Jah II, the Nizam of Hyderabad, who sought to divert the company's resources from attempts to gain control over the Northern Circars.
Third Anglo-Mysore War Part of the Anglo-Mysore Wars A map of the war theatre Date 1790 – 18 March 1792 Location South India Result British victory Treaty of Seringapatam Territorial changes Kingdom of Mysore lost about one-half of its territory to opponents. Belligerents Mysore Arakkal Kingdom Nawab of Savanur France Great Britain East India Company Maratha Confederacy Travancore Hyderabad ...
Part of a series on the History of India Timeline Prehistoric Madrasian culture Soanian, c. 500,000 BCE Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 1000 BCE Bhirrana 7570 – 6200 BCE Jhusi 7106 BCE Lahuradewa 7000 BCE Mehrgarh 7000 – 2600 BCE South Indian Neolithic 3000 – 1000 BCE Ancient Indus Valley Civilization, c. 3300 – c. 1700 BCE Post Indus Valley Period (Cemetery H Culture), c. 1700 – c. 1500 ...
British victory: Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State Travancore. Kingdom of Mysore: British–allied victory. Treaty of Seringapatam; Half of Mysore territory ceded to the East India Company; War of the First Coalition (1793–1797) Dutch Republic (until 1795) [6] Great Britain [7] Holy Roman ...