Tipu Sultan

My Question: How did the death of Tipu Sultan impact the end of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

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This is a painting that was done in the times of Tipu Sultan. It depicts the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War where Tipu died.

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These were pictures I took at Tipu Sultan's Fort and Summer Palace.

The last picture is the part of Tipu's Summer Palace where commoners could go and tell the king their problems. There were two identical sections, one for the girls and one for the boys because he was Muslim and they believe in gender segregation.

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Q & A

Question: How did the death of Tipu Sultan impact the outcome of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

Answer: Tipu Sultan’s death was a major part of the ending of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War; in fact, it was the reason the war ended. What it did affect was what happened after the war. Once the war ended Mysore was left without a leader and thus, taken over by the British. The sultan’s sons and their families were put in jail and later were exiled to Calcutta. During this time period their wealth steadily decreased. Britain however, was excited with the very thought that Tipu Sultan had been killed. Many of the soldiers were knighted, given large sums of money and titles, e.g. the Duke of Wellington. Even though Tipu Sultan wasn't successful at the end he is still considered one of the most legendary war heroes in India.

When I analyzed Tipu's wars I felt a little bit differently than some on the opinions I had read before. Unlike his first two wars, the third and fourth Anglo-Mysore wars weren't successful. I noticed that in his first war and most of his second, Hyder Ali was still alive. This led me to believe that Tipu does better when he is working with or under the command of someone else. I found this quite surprising because Tipu Sultan is more famous than his father, Hyder Ali. For example, on the United Kingdom’s National Army Museum website they have a list of Britain’s Greatest Foes; Enemy Commanders which Tipu Sultan is on, not his father. The main quote on the sub-section of the page is "In the management of the horse, the bow, the lance or the musket, [Tipu] shone pre-eminent. He was also an excellent scholar, and even though inured to war from infancy, reputed a good poet and was respected in the army as an excellent and indefatigable soldier." The quote is written by the Hon. John Lindsay in Journal of An Imprisonment in Seringapatam in 'Lives of the Lindsays'. This shows that although he is a major enemy he was very respected.

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It is far better to live like a lion for a day than to live like a jackal for a hundred years.

Tipu Sultan

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