Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan was also a freedom fighter against British government in our Indian history. Tipu was born in 1753 near Mysore. He was an industrious ruler like his father Hyder Ali. He was the eldest son of Hyder Ali. He was well educated and a great soldier. He was against the presence of British in India. He built strong forts like Dorrg to defend his kingdom. He was a lover of art and architecture. Tipu wanted to improve his position by driving the English out of India. Therefore he sought help from Turkey and France. Cornwallis believed that Tipu having with the French would strike against the English. To check Tipu Sultan the British government formed alliances with the Nizam and Marathas. Tipu attacked Travancore a friend of British. So Britis government declared a war against Tipu Sultan in 1790. Tipu was defeated at Srirangapatnam and the third Mysore war ended. The Third Mysore war ended with the treaty of Srirangapatnam signed by Cornwallis and Tip...