Question

The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, was --
A. Bangalore
B. Mysore
C. Seringapatam
D. Halebid

Answer 1

Hint: The fourth Anglo Mysore war was fought between the kingdoms of Mysore against the British East India Company and the Hyderabad Deccan in 1798 to 99. During the battle, Tipu Sultan was killed and the British took indirect control of Mysore. Britishers restored the Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore throne and Fateh Ali who was Tipu Sultan's young heir was sent into exile. The consequence of the defeat of Tipu Sultan pushed the kingdom of Mysore to become a princely state in alliance with British India.

Complete answer: Anglo Mysore wars were the series of wars fought between the British and the kingdoms of Mysore in the latter half of the 18th century. The fourth Anglo Mysore war 1799 happened because of the treaty of Seringapatam that failed to bring peace between Tipu Sultan and the English. Tipu Sultan refused to accept the subsidiary alliance and instead aligned with the French which the British saw as a threat. These events resulted in the war during which Mysore was attacked from all the four sides. Tipu Sultan attacked the English army with iron cased rocket brigades. However Tipu sultan's troops were outnumbered and British secured victory at the battle of Seringapatam, which was the capital at the time of the battle in 1799.
Now we will discuss the other three options:
-The siege of Bangalore took place during the third Anglo Mysore war by the English army. It happened during the reign of Tipu Sultan resulting in the fortification of the fort of Bangalore. The British occupied the fort for a year only and later returned to Tipu Sultan. However, they completely captured it after the death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo Mysore war.
-Tipu Sultan also known as the tiger of Mysore was the king of the kingdom of Mysore situated in South India. During his reign, he had been in conflicts and series of Anglo Mysore wars with the English and other kingdoms.
- Tipu Sultan during his reign had captured Halebid which is a town located in the district of Karnataka.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is options-C.

Note: After the death of Tipu Sultan his territories were divided between the British and the nizams of Hyderabad. Mysore entered into a subsidiary alliance with the British and the Kingdom of Mysore became a princely state.