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Tipu Sultan

Written by: Vikram Sampath
Narrated by: ERROL RODRIGUES, Meher Acharia Dar
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 Over two centuries have passed since his death on 4 May 1799, yet Tipu Sultan’s contested legacy continues to perplex India and her contemporary politics. A fascinating and enigmatic figure in India’s military past, he remains a modern historian’s biggest puzzle as he simultaneously means different things to different people, depending on how one chooses to look at his life and its events.Tipu’s ascent to power was accidental. His father Haidar Ali was a beneficiary of the benevolence of the Maharaja of Mysore. But in a series of fascinating events, the Machiavellian Haidar ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds; he ended up overthrowing his own benefactor and usurping the throne of Mysore from the Wodeyars in 1761. In a war-scarred life, father and son led Mysore through four momentous battles against the British, termed the Anglo-Mysore Wars. The first two, led by Haidar, brought the English East India Company to its knees. Chasing the enemy to the very gates of Madras, Haidar made the British sign such humiliating terms of treaties that sent shockwaves back in London.In the hubris of this success, Tipu obtained the kingdom on a platter, unlike his father, who worked up the ranks to achieve glory. In a diabolical war thirst, Tipu launched lethal attacks on Malabar, Mangalore, Travancore, Coorg, and left behind a trail of death, destruction and worse, mass-conversions and the desecration of religious places of worship. While he was an astute administrator and a brave soldier, the strategic tact with opponents and the diplomatic balance that Haidar had sought to maintain with the Hindu majority were both dangerously upset by Tipu’s foolhardiness on matters of faith. The social report card of this eighteenth-century ruler was anything but clean. And yet, one simply cannot deny his position as a renowned military warrior and one of the most powerful rulers of Southern India.Meticulously researched, authoritative and unputdownable, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760–1799) opens a window to the life and times of one of the most debated figures from India’s history. Asia Expeditions & Discoveries Historical Military Southeast Asia Wars & Conflicts World
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if you want to understand the real history you must read this book on Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan

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amazing book. Author's reseach and detailed description is commendable. The book uravels some startling truth about Tipu Sultan and his father Haider Ali.
However, narrator of the part where Tipu Sultan comes in post his father's death is disappointing. The voice is husky and mechanical. The story of haider Ali which is almost the 20% of the book is narrated by the lady which makes the read quite engrossing.

Truly engrossing

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Amazing!! So much misconceptions were demolished. Wonderfull & vast research work by Vikram Sampath. Changed my views overall.

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