Hyder Ali
Military commander, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1720-1782) · India · Politicians · Died at 62
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Something wrong?A soldier who climbed to commander-in-chief, then quietly sidelined the king he served and ran Mysore himself. For two decades he fought the East India Company, armed his forces with French artillery, and built the kingdom his son Tipu Sultan would inherit.
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*"Kistnagherry Krishnagiri," by Captain Alexander Allen, 1794* (BL) this fort was besieged in the first Anglo-Mysore war in 1768, and finally surrendered to the English, who held it briefly
1895 Battles British Army Defeat Hyder Ali Dead Field
Bust of Hyder Ali at Visakha Museum
Death of the Nabob of the Carnatic by Paul Philippoteaux
Defeat of Hyder Ali in the Pass of Singarpetta, 1768
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Born around 1720, Hyder Ali rose through Mysore's military ranks on the strength of his soldiering, eventually becoming Dalavayi to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II. By 1761 he had eclipsed the titular monarch entirely, ruling as Sarvadhikari while the Wodeyar remained a figurehead. He led Mysore through the First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars, allying with the French and employing their engineers to modernize his guns and arsenals. His reign was marked by near-constant border wars and internal revolts - standard turbulence for the subcontinent in that era. When he died on 7 December 1782, he left his eldest son, Tipu Sultan, a kingdom stretching from the Krishna River to the Arabian Sea.
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