Historedia
Person

Tipu Sultan

Events
3
Episodes
8
Years
1784–1799

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Tipu Sultan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Beginning of the Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics

    1784

    Role: Ruler of Mysore who ordered the deportation

    1. 1784 · CanaraTipu gains control of Canara

      Soon after the Treaty of Mangalore in 1784, Tipu Sultan gained control of Canara.

    2. 30 January 1784 · Mangalore regionBritish capitulation of Mangalore fort

      After failed assaults, Tipu Sultan secured the Mangalore fort when the British capitulated on 30 January 1784.

    3. 24 February 1784 · Srirangapatna (Seringapatam)Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics begins

      On Ash Wednesday, 24 February 1784, Tipu deported Mangalorean Catholics to Srirangapatna, beginning their captivity.

  2. Battle of Tellicherry

    1791

    Role: Ruler of Mysore whose French-supplied forces the convoy was supporting

    1. 18 November 1791 · Waters off the port of Tellicherry, Malabar coastInterception of the French convoy off Tellicherry

      A French convoy from Mahé bound for Mangalore passed Tellicherry and was intercepted by British frigates sent by Cornwallis, forcing its surrender.

  3. Battle of Seringapatam

    1799

    Role: Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, defeated and killed in the battle

    1. 5 April 1799 · Fortress of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)Siege of Seringapatam Opens

      British columns under General George Harris besieged Tipu Sultan's fortress of Seringapatam on 5 April 1799, the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

    2. 22 April 1799 · North side of the River Cauvery at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)Breach Planning and Mysorean Defence

      Governor-General Richard Wellesley planned the opening of a breach; on 22 April the Mysorean defence blocked a battery on the north side of the River Cauvery.

    3. 4 May 1799 · Citadel and fortress walls of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)Storming of the Citadel and Death of Tipu Sultan

      On 4 May 1799, after briefing and rations, British troops under David Baird breached the walls and stormed the citadel; Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed.

    4. 4 May 1799 · Battle site at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna), including the Water GateAftermath and Commemoration

      Participants received a Governor-General's medal; the Water Gate where Tipu's body was found and other battle features survive, and the looted treasury jewels entered fiction.

Sources

  1. Mangalorean Catholics Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
  2. Battle of Tellicherry Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  3. Siege of Seringapatam (1799) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25