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Tipu Sultan

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

For other uses, see Tipu Sultan (disambiguation) and Tipu (disambiguation).

Tipu Sultan

Portrait of Tipu Sultan, from Mysore (c. 1790–1800).

Independent10 December 1782 – 4 May 1799
Coronation29 December 1782
PredecessorHyder Ali
SuccessorKrishnaraja III
(as Maharaja of Mysore)
Born(1751-12-01)1 December 1751
Devanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore
(present-day Karnataka, India)
Died4 May 1799(1799-05-04) (aged 47)
Srirangapatna, Sultanate of Mysore
(present-day Karnataka, India)
Burial5 May 1799

Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, present-day Mandya, Karnataka
12°24′36″N76°42′50″E / 12.41000°N 76.71389°E / 12.41000; 76.71389

Wife

Ruqaya Banu Begum

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(m. 1774)​

Khadija Zaman Begum

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(m. 1796; died 1797)​
IssueShezada Hyder Ali, Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib an