Hello dear readers, how are you all, I hope everyone is having fun and being healthy. Today in this article we are going to talk about a Freedom Fighter Tipu Sultan:
- who is known as the world's first missile man in Indian History,
- also called the tiger of Mysore,
- the British were afraid of his name alone,
Let's know some information about King Tipu Sultan of Mysore.
Who was Tipu Sultan?
Tipu Sultan was born on 20 November 1750 in Devanahalli (now Bangalore, Karnataka). Sultan Saeed Walsharif was Fateh Tipu Sultan's full name. His father Hyder Ali himself was not much educated so he invited teachers from abroad to education his son Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan was trained in horse riding, archery, javelin throwing, sword fighting from his childhood.
He was also knowledgeable in languages like Persian, Arabic, Tamil, English, Urdu. He had books of history, science, maths etc. like different languages and books for learning something new. There was a library in the palace in which he had more than 2000 books. He wrote a book called "Fathoo Mujahideen" in which different methods of warfare were written.
Why people use to call "Tiger of Mysore" to Tipu Sultan?
One day Tipu Sultan went hunting in the forest with his friend. There suddenly a tiger came in front of him. The gun falls from his hands as a tiger suddenly comes in front of him. But bravely faced the tiger and killed the tiger by taking the gun lying down. From that day the people of Mysore started calling Tipu Sultan the Tiger of Mysore.
Tipu Sultan
Why did Tipu Sultan take the signatures of the British on important documents?
The British attacked Mysore many times. But Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were overwhelming the British. After some time Hyder Ali died and after that, Tipu Sultan took over the throne. Tipu Sultan was 22 years old when he ascended the throne. The British, becoming naïve, were invading Mysore from time to time. So once Tipu Sultan defeated the British and took the signature of the British on some important documents. The British had to accept some conditions in it. London was shocked by this defeat of the British.
Taking Signature
Why Tipu Sultan is known as world's first missile man?
Tipu Sultan used his intelligence to create a weapon that was overwhelming the British. He created armed rockets after looking at the rockets used in firecrackers that are fired in Diwali. Those rockets used to go to the enemy's territory and cause a lot of damage to the enemy. The rocket built by Tipu Sultan was the first rocket in the world.
His method of making rockets was used in making missiles. So Tipu Sultan was known as the world's first missile man. It is known that when the British defeated Tipu Sultan in the war, the British stole the method of making rockets from Tipu Sultan's palace. All the missiles or fighter jets that America makes today are mostly made by Tipu Sultan's method.
World's First Missile Man
How did Tipu Sultan died?
It was impossible for the British to defeat Tipu Sultan. So the British had given a lot of money to the special men living in the palace of Tipu Sultan and turned them towards themselves. A special man of Tipu Sultan's palace named Mirzadiq used to deliver the necessary news to the British of the palace. One day the British got a hint that Tipu Sultan did not have much army at present. So the British and the Marathas suddenly attacked his fort at night.
Tipu Sultan was sitting for dinner in his palace when the invasion took place. As soon as he came to know that the enemy had invaded, he got up from his meal. Then his loyal men told him that you should go from the back way and they will take over there. Tipu Sultan then told his loyal companions that a day's life of a tiger is better than a year's life of a jackal.
We have heard this phrase many times, but this phrase was first spoken by Tipu Sultan. He was unprepared for the sudden invasion and had very little army. However, he fought very bravely. He fought as long as he had strength in his body and finally he was martyred while fighting.
What did the British steal from Tipu Sultan's palace?
If you look, the British utilzed a lot in India and ruled over it and are still they are utilizing India while staying in England. All the precious things that the British took away from India, they have kept in the museum. People all over the world pay money to visit the museum in London to see the precious things. If India's product stayed in India, all these people would come to India to see and India's earnings would also be earned.
Similarly, the British took away some of Tipu Sultan's valuables from his palace. Like:
- a jeweled sword,
- a cap worn during war,
- a mechanized tiger attacking the British,
- valuable books
Conclusion:
This article shows how bravely Tipu Sultan faced the British and died while fighting on 4 May 1799. After hearing the news of Tipu Sultan's death, the British said that "From today, India has become ours". The day he died was celebrated like a festival in London. His effigy and a sword can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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