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  2. Tipu Sultan - Wikipedia

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    Tipu Sultan was born in Devanahalli, in present-day Bangalore Rural district, about 33 km (21 mi) north of Bangalore on 1 December 1751. [17] [18] He was named "Tipu Sultan" after the saint Tipu Mastan Aulia of Arcot. Being illiterate, Hyder was very particular in giving his eldest son a prince's education and a very early exposure to military ...

  3. Tipu Sultan (cricketer) - Wikipedia

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    Tipu Sultan (born 12 September 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. [1] He made his List A debut for Gazi Group Cricketers in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 17 February 2018. [2] Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3]

  4. Tipu Sultan (journalist) - Wikipedia

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    Tipu Sultan (born c. 1973) is a Bangladeshi freelance investigative journalist who received the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2002. He was the victim of a widely publicised attack instigated by a local politician that almost cost him his life.

  5. Devanahalli Fort - Wikipedia

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    A memorial with a small plaque stands 150 m (160 yd) south-west outside of the fort, stating that Tipu Sultan was born here in 1751. [1] [2] [5] It is about six feet (2 m) tall with a pillared enclosure and square top and bears a stone tablet. [11]

  6. Shezada Hyder Ali - Wikipedia

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    Shahzada Hayder Ali was the grandson of Hyder Ali and the eldest son of Tipu Sultan. [citation needed] After the fall of Srirangapattana and death of Tipu Sultan on 4 May 1799, Shezada Hyder Ali and other family members were sent to the Vellore fort on 19 June 1799 and kept under custody of the East India Company. Shezada Hyder Ali managed to ...

  7. Tipu's Tiger - Wikipedia

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    Tipu's Tiger in the V&A Museum, London showing the prostrate European being attacked. Tipu's Tiger, Tippu's Tiger or Tipoo’s Tiger is an 18th-century automaton created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (present day Karnataka) in India. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European ...

  8. Purnaiah - Wikipedia

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    Purniah thus played a key role in keeping the news of Ali's death confidential owing to adversaries who could have seized this advantage and tried to usurp power. Purniah thus paved the way for the succession of Tipu. He soon became a member of Tipu's inner cabinet, eventually being labelled Dewan for the first time. [1]

  9. Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam - Wikipedia

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    Estimates of the number of captives range from 30,000 to 80,000, but the generally accepted figure is 60,000, as stated by Tippu himself in the Sultan-ul-Tawarikh. [2] The captivity was the most disconsolate period in the community's history. [3] The Catholic Christians of Mangalore flourished during the regime of Tipu's father, Hyder Ali.