history of tipu sultan
Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, [2] November 20, 1750 - May 4, 1799), also known as Tipu Sahab or the Mysore Tiger, [3] was the ruler of the kingdom of Mysore based in the south from India and a pioneer of rocket artillery. [4] [5] [6] He introduced a number of administrative innovations during his reign, including a new money system and a new calendar, [7] and a new system of land income which initiated the growth of the Mysore silk industry. [8] He developed the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and commissioned the Fathul Mujahidin military manual. He deployed the rockets against advancing British forces and their allies during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, including the Battle of Pollilur and the Siege of Seringapatam. Napoleon Bonaparte, the French commander-in-chief, sought an alliance with Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan and his father both used their French-formed army in alliance with the French in their struggle with the British, [9] [10] and in Mysore's struggles with other