Tipu Sultan, a Great Martyr

Tipu Sultan, a Great Martyr
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1993
Genre: India
ISBN:

Papers presented at a seminar organized by the Bangalore University in collaboration with the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, 1992.

India, Modernity and the Great Divergence

India, Modernity and the Great Divergence
Author: Kaveh Yazdani
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 701
Release: 2017-01-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9004330798

India, Modernity and the Great Divergence is an original and pioneering book about India’s transition towards modernity and the rise of the West. The work examines global entanglements alongside the internal dynamics of 17th to 19th century Mysore and Gujarat in comparison to other regions of Afro-Eurasia. It is an interdisciplinary survey that enriches our historical understanding of South Asia, ranging across the fascinating and intertwined worlds of modernizing rulers, wealthy merchants, curious scholars, utopian poets, industrious peasants and skilled artisans. Bringing together socio-economic and political structures, warfare, techno-scientific innovations, knowledge production and transfer of ideas, this book forces us to rethink the reasons behind the emergence of the modern world.

TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore

TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore
Author: Sandeep Balakrishna
Publisher: RARE Publications
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2015-01-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 276590832X

This book is part of a series of books aimed at disseminating the accurate history of India drawn from the primary sources. History writing, especially about the medieval Muslim rule has been fraught with political correctness, controversy, and in several cases, downright falsification. This has occurred mostly with official state patronage. As a result, any attempts to correct this course has been virulently opposed with the result that most urban-educated Indians have now internalized a politically correct version of Indian history. The history of Tipu Sultan too, stands as a glaring instance of this distorted historical narrative. Indeed, we have seen, read, and heard about a lot of people claiming to be freedom fighters and receiving pensions from the Government. Several of these worthies would not have been born before Independence yet they succeed in such blatant manipulations. There are instances of portraying certain rulers and chieftains as true heroes who fought against the British Empire. One such ruler happens to be Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan is widely known as the Tiger of Mysore. Indeed, the image of Tipu battling a tiger barehanded crosses the mind whenever his name is mentioned. But is this the truth? Was Tipu Sultan truly the warrior as he has been portrayed? What exactly is his record of fighting the British? Was he really a freedom fighter as is widely claimed? Sandeep Balakrishna in this well-researched book, explores both the myths and the truth surrounding Tipu Sultan. A must-read for those who wish to learn the true story of Tipu Sultan.

Tipu Sultan and His Age

Tipu Sultan and His Age
Author: Aniruddha Ray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2001
Genre: India
ISBN:

Papers presented at a seminar on the occasion of the bi-centenary year of death of Tipu Sultan, 1753-1799, ruler of Mysore held at Calcutta in 1999.

Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2010
Genre: Karnataka (India)
ISBN:

Contributed research papers presented at the international conference held at Mysore from 16th to 18th January, 2010.

Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan
Author: Mohammed Abdul HAFEEZ
Publisher:
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781521974582

This chapter only describes the death scene of Tipu Sultan, the tiger of Mysore. It does not cover his other great successes and war victories which he fought bravely against the British Kingdom. The red flag on his tomb, over his mausoleum in Srirangapatnam reminds everyone that the tiger's life of one minute is better than the jackal's life of 1000 years. The future generations will remember this great martyr, who is still living in the hearts of thealways, as the martyr never die and remain alive always. It is said that there is a divine help and food available for them. Due to such grdaily great number of people are visiting his grand tomb to shed their tears and to pay respect and tribute to this great warrior of the world history. Tipu Sultan reached the door of the Fort of Srirangapatnam with his bodyguards and troops on 4th May 1799 for the fourth Mysore war. Due to his appearance there was a great encouragement to his soldiers who were fighting inside of the north gate and outside of the fort walls. They attacked with great force on the army of the enemy. The Sultan got down from his horse and joined the first line of the military group. Immediately he was in the middle of many Mysorean military groups, safe and protected. The soldiers were fighting without the care of their lives. By this time the British army had occupied their positions on the fort walls. The firing from the upper side was causing difficulties to the soldiers of the Sultan who were fighting on the ground. The officers who were treacherous were absent from duty on that front, but this was not a problem for the soldiers of Sultan because the leader of their respect and freedom was with them. They forgot that the enemy had finished his journey of weeks and months at the shortest possible time and they had entered Srirangapatnam due to the misdeeds of treacherous. So, it was not war but it was a treachery against the brave pillar of India, who stood against the colonial powers in India when all the local rulers had supported them. The soldiers of Sultan forgot that there was a rain of bullets on them and they also knew well that their great leader, who showed them the great way in their lives for freedom and respect, was at the door of the death. The sultan was wounded severely. The wounded soldiers of the Sultan were feeling happy with their wounds on their chests. They were watching the brave face of the death. The blood of the Sultan was falling on the soil of Srirangapatnam. When the second bullet hit the Sultan there was weakness in the face of the tiger of Mysore, but he was still fighting bravely and many of his soldiers were also fighting with him without caring for their lives. In the trench there were a large number of dead bodies of the enemy. Thousands of British soldiers , who were wounded severally, were dying. The firing from two sides of the walls of the fort was very severe. Regarding the Mysorean soldiers, the number of death crossed thousands. When the condition of Sultan became very serious due to wounds, then his bodyguards told the Sultan, "His Highness; now there is no other way except to surrender ourselves to the enemy?" The Sultan replied, "No, for me the tiger's life of one-minute is better than the jackal's life of 1000 years."

The Varied Facets of History

The Varied Facets of History
Author: Aniruddha Ray
Publisher: Primus Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9380607164

Aniruddha Ray retired as Professor of History, from the Department of Islamic History and Culture, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal. Well known for his profound interest in historical research, Aniruddha Ray has written extensively about Mughal administration, technology and travelogues; the society and culture of Medieval Bengal; the economic history of the Sultanate and Mughal periods; overseas trade and merchants; and the French East India Company on the basis of a fine blending of his knowledge of Bengali, English and French sources. As a mark of esteem and affection, scholars in India and abroad have joined hands to offer him this volume. The festschrift reflects the range of Aniruddha Ray's interests and influences in some measure. The theme of the present volume includes the contemporary effort within academia to question the traditional representation of Indian history and the attempts in various areas of study to de-centre the writing of history, and to provide an alternative perspective to the history of fifteenth to nineteenth-century India. In this eclectic collection of essays one can see an innovative approach at work, which raises interesting questions when one situates these ideas and the historical evidence within the big picture, as one moves back and forth between the macro-perspective and the micro-history addressed in most of these essays. With eminent historians of the subcontinent contributing to it, The Varied Facets of History: Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray throws new light on aspects of Indian history: its sources and their interpretations, the evolution of cultural aspects like languages especially Hindi and Bengali, archaeology, painting, technology, trade and commerce and labour.

From Louis XIV to Napoleon

From Louis XIV to Napoleon
Author: Professor Jeremy Black
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 113535765X

Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods. yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power. This failure in Europe was matched on the world scale. France was overtaken by Britain in the struggle for maritime predominance, and ended the period with her empire in ruins. From Louis XIV to Napoleon is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.