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Where did Tipu Sultan rule?

Tipu Sultan was the eldest son and successor of Sultan Haider Ali of Mysore. He ruled the Kingdom of Mysore and is known for leading an offensive against the East India Company. He actively participated in the Anglo-Mysore Wars which occurred during the last three decades of the 18th Century between the Kingdom of Mysore against the British East India Company, the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad. He died during the last war fought in 1799 and this resulted in the overthrowing of his house and dismantlement of the Kingdom of Mysore for the benefit of the British East India Company.


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