TIPU SULTAN

TIPU SULTAN
The Tiger of Mysore
   Portrait of Tipu sultan, 1792
    sultan fateh Ali Tipu,also known as the tiger of mysore {November 20, 1750, Devanahalli-May 4, 1799},was the first son of Haidar ali by his Second wife, fatima or Fakhr-un-nissa.
    He was the de facto ruler of the kingdom of mysore from the time of his father's death in 1782 until his own demise in 1799. Tipu sultan was a learned man and an able soldier. He was reputed to be a good poet. He was a devout muslim, but wa