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| '''Khudadad''' |
'''Khudadad''' or '''Khodadad''', meaning "given by God", was the name given by ] to the ] during his rule (1782-1799), with ] as the capital.<ref></ref> | ||
| The Khudadad Sultanate ended after its defeat in the ]; the victorious British dismantled the kingdom and made the remainder into a ] under British control.<ref>Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) "A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present", Jupiter Books, Bangalore, p.234</ref> | |||
| ], the son of ], based it in the former Hindu ] of ], intending to unseat the ruling ], which was considered weak and no longer truly ]ic, due to its de facto submission to the British ]. He succeeded in conquering and annexing neighboring Hindu states. | |||
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| The ruler adopted the novel title ], which means he claimed to be one rank above the Mughal ]. However since Tipu, its only ruler, chose the side of the French against the victorious British, his empire was dismantled, and the territories largely restored to Hindu rulers (as in Mysore itself). However the British showed respect for his military valor by granting his dynasty the 'golden cage' status of ]s. | |||
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Main article: Kingdom of MysoreKhudadad or Khodadad, meaning "given by God", was the name given by Tipu Sultan to the Kingdom of Mysore during his rule (1782-1799), with Seringapatnam as the capital.
The Khudadad Sultanate ended after its defeat in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War; the victorious British dismantled the kingdom and made the remainder into a princely state under British control.
References
- Bangalore Guide
- Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) "A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present", Jupiter Books, Bangalore, p.234