Question

The ------- signed the treaty of madras with Hyder Ali?
a. British
b. French
c. Mughals
d. Marathas

Answer 1

Hint: Mysore emerged as an important power in South India in the mid-eighteenth century. Hyder Ali laid the foundation of the powerful Mysore kingdom, which was strengthened by his worthy son, Tipu Sultan. Although Hyder Ali was only a junior officer in the Mysore Army, gradually he emerged as a skilled and sharp commander.

Complete solution:
The First Anglo-Mysore War was the result of aggressive British policy. He made a treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad (1766), and persuaded him to give the northern government territory to the British, in return for which he pledged to provide protection to Hyder Ali. 1766 AD Hyder Ali was facing the invasion of Marathas. At the same time, the British gave strategic assistance to the Nizam of Hyderabad and encouraged him to attack Mysore. The British defeated Hyder Ali and Nizam in September 1767 AD.

His most notable achievement was that he had realized that only a modern army could be the basis of a powerful state. As a result, he hired a French specialist to set up an arsenal and train troops along the western lines. Soon, in 1761 In Mysore, the real power behind the throne, the minister succeeded in overthrowing. The borders of the Kingdom of Mysore, by then, had been expanded to include the rich coastal region of Canara and Malabar.

Hence, the correct answer is option a.

Note:
Hyder Ali, a true expansionist, also had to confront other powers in the region, the Marathas, Hyderabad and the British. Hyder Ali defeated the British in 1769 near Madras. After his death in 1782, his son Tipu became Sultan and he carried forward his father's policies.