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Tipu Sultan (Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", [5] [6] was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. [7] He was a pioneer of rocket artillery. [8] [9] [10] He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and commissioned the military manual Fathul ...
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]
In November 2002, Sultan was awarded the CPJ International Press Freedom Award, [2] "an annual recognition of courageous journalism". [10] He was also a finalist for the 2001 Reporters sans frontières-Fondation de France Award, which went to Reza Alijani of Iran. [11] By 2003, Sultan had moved to Dhaka and was working for the daily newspaper ...
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.
In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1798–99, he betrayed Tipu Sultan during the Siege of Srirangapatana, paving the way for a British victory.During the siege, although the invading English troops were starving, Sadiq withdrew his troops, allowing the British to commence their attack on the fort. [2]
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.
Tipu Sultan planned the invasion of Travancore for many years, and he was especially concerned with the Nedumkotta fortifications, which had prevented his father Hyder Ali from annexing the kingdom. Towards the end of 1789, Tipu Sultan marched his troops from Coimbatore. Tipu's army consisted of 20,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry and 20 field guns.
Tipu Sultan (born 5 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi politician. He has served as a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad since 2014, representing Barisal-3 for the Workers ...