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The young King of Mysore Krishnaraja Wodeyar II rewarded Hyder Ali's performance by granting him the title of Fath Hyder Bahadur or Nawab Hyder Ali Khan. [31] [32] Hyder Ali is also known to be the first ruler of Mysore to be granted the title of Nawab, thus it can be said that he was briefly the "Nawab of Mysore" by 1759.
In the First Anglo-Mysore War (1767 – 1769), Hyder Ali enjoyed some measure of success against the British, almost capturing Madras. The British convinced Nizam Mir Nizam Ali Khan to attack Ali. That was temporary, however, and the Nizam signed a new treaty with the British in February 1768.
By 1779, Hyder Ali had captured parts of modern Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the south, extending the Kingdom's area to about 80,000 mi 2 (205,000 km 2). [40] In 1780, he befriended the French and made peace with the Marathas and the Nizam. [45] However, Hyder Ali was betrayed by the Marathas and the Nizam, who made treaties with the British as well.
Eva Grover was married to Hyder Ali Khan, who is step brother of Aamir Khan. She eloped from home to marry him, because her mother was opposed to the marriage as it was an inter-faith marriage. But she divorced him after 5 years due to an abusive marriage. She has a daughter from the marriage. [2]
Haider, apparently seeking an end to the conflict, made peace overtures to the British, but was rebuffed. [22] Asaf Jah II opposed the East India Company in 1766, [8] and initially allied himself with Haider Ali during the First Anglo-Mysore War, particularly during the Battle of Chengam, [14] [15] but later abandoned Mysore's cause in 1768.
Theater map for the First and the Second Anglo-Mysore Wars The Battle of Pollilur, where the forces of Hyder Ali effectively used Mysorean rockets and rocket artillery against closely massed British forces. In July 1780, Hyder Ali invaded the Carnatic with an army of 80,000.
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The conquest of Coorg, by Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore and father of Tipu Sultan, lasted 3 months and eight days. The fort of Coorg surrendered in 1765 and the Raja had previously fled into Malabar region. [7] Hyder conquered Coorg from its king and placed his garrison in its capital Madikeri (Mercara).