This past Sunday, November 10, the 274th (or 273rd) birthday of Tipu Sultan was celebrated peacefully in his erstwhile capital, Srirangapatna, amid heavy security. The security was necessary because ...

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia’s 'More Than A Day As A Tiger' exhibition, opening Aug 6, will showcase nearly 100 rare artefacts from its collection spotlighting the legacy of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan ...

The United Kingdom recently announced a temporary export bar on a gold, gem-set tiger’s head finial which was once part of Tipu Sultan’s octagonal throne. The government imposed the bar following the ...

A rare gem-set finial from Tipu Sultan’s (‘Tiger of Mysore’) throne. Once one of eight tiger-heads, only four survive today – three in Britain and one in Malaysia. A 2021 British government report ...

Hyder Ali was the founder of Mysore state and he ruled there from 1761 to 1782. He fought twice against the East India Company and defeated it. After the death of Hyder Ali, his son Tipu succeeded him ...

Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, famously known as Tipu Sultan, ruled the kingdom of Mysore in South India from December, 1782 till his death, in 1799 . Born on November 20, 1750, Tipu Sultan is ...

In the late 1700s, an Indian ruler commissioned an incredible work of art. It's carved out of wood - a tiger attacking a man. And inside the tiger is a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ.

In the south Indian state of Karnataka, tempers are flaring over the legacy of Tipu Sultan, who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. D.H. Shankaramurthy, the minister of higher education, ...

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