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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 ...
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.
Shamaiya Iyengar (Shyama Iyengar) popularly known as Anche Shamaiya, [1] son of varadaraja Iyengar, dewan of Krishna Raja Wadiyar II (varad-rao) and grandson of Vasudeva Iyengar(A great Sanskrit scholar), was the minister of the police and the post office (also served as the intelligence department) during the time of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
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.
Tipu Sultan built a wooden colonnaded palace called the Dariya Daulat Palace (lit, "garden of the wealth of the sea") in Srirangapatna in 1784. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, the palace is known for its intricate woodwork consisting of ornamental arches, striped columns floral designs, and paintings.
The Gumbaz was raised by Tipu Sultan in 1782-84 at Srirangapattana to serve as a mausoleum for his father and mother. [3] The mausoleum was surrounded by a cypress garden which is said to have different species of flowering trees and plants collected by Tippu Sultan from Persia, Ottoman Turkey, Kabul and French Mauritius.
After Tipu's death in 1799, he suppressed the revolting local chieftains who had become despots. Under Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, Purnaiah started releasing cash allowances to mathas , temples , and dargahs , which had stopped under the Company rule after Tippu's death.
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]