Introduction to Tipu sultan Mysore wars and treaty of Versailles and Mangalore Second Mysore war and treaty of Versailles Treaty of Mangalore Third Mysore war Fourth Mysore war Battle of Pollilur Siege of fort of seringapatam death

1. O LEVEL
HISTORY OF SUBCONTINENT

2. PRESENTATION
OF HISTORY
TIPU SULTAN

3. INTRODUCTION TO TIPU SULTAN
• Tipu Sultan was born on 10 December 1750 in
Devanhalli.
• His real name was Fatah Ali Khan Shahab.
• He came to the throne at the age of 32.
• He was brave and well trained and intelligent.
• He hate British and defeat them many times.
• He had given the title of Tiger of Mysore.

4. MYSORE WARS AND TREATY OF VERSAILLES
AND MANGALORE
• In 1761 Haidar Ali became ruler.
• In 1766 East India Company joined Nizam of Hyderabad.
• In 1768 Nizam leave British alone against Haidar Ali.
• In 1769 Haidar Ali appear in madras and dictated peace.

5. SECOND MYSORE WAR AND TREATY OF
VERSAILLES
• In second war, the French deserted Tipu Sultan after signing treaty of Versailles.
• Haidar Ali joined forces with Marathas in 1780.
• The tide was turned by the dispatch of British help from Calcutta and by the death of
Haidar Ali in December 1782.

6. TREATY OF MANGALORE
• It was signed between Tipu Sultan and East India Company on 11 March 1784.
• It was signed in Mangalore and brought an end to the second Anglo-Mysore War.
• In this treaty both give their land and prisoners back.

7. THIRD MYSORE WAR
• This war began in 1790, when Lord Cornwallis dropped Tippu's name from the lists of
the company's friends.
• Tippu was checked at Seringapatam and forced to give his half of the Kingdom to
Nizam and East India Company in 1792.

8. FOURTH MYSORE WAR
• This war was undertaken by Governor Lord Morning ton on the plea that Tippu was
receiving help from France.
• British troops attacked Seringapatam in May 1799.
• Tipu died in the fighting sword in hand and his troops were destroyed.

9. BATTLE OF POLLILUR
• The battle of Pollilur took place in 1780 at Pollilur.
• It was a part of second Mysore war.
• Tippu was dispatched with 10000 men and 18 guns.
• Out of 360 Europeans about 200 were captured alive.
• The sepoys who were about 3800 men suffered very high casualties.

10. SIEGE OF FORT OF SERINGAPATAM
• In 1792 it was the part of third Mysore war.
• British East India company and British army forces ,along with the allied forces of
Maratha and the Nizam arrived there on 5 February 1792.
• After less than 3 weeks of battle, Tippu was forced to sign treaty of Seringapatam on
March1.

11. DEATH
• There were 26000 men of company, 4000 Europeans,16000 of Nizam.
• British had 50000 men and Tipu Sultan had 30000 men.
• French advisers told Tippu to escape but he replied better to live one day as a tiger
than a thousand years as a sheep.
• Tipu Sultan died on 4 may and is buried at Gumaz next to his father grave.