Mughal Empire de facto subject of the Great Moghul (1758–1765)
Sultan of Mysore in 1766
Service/branch
Mysore
Rank
Sepoy, Ispahsalar, Nawab,
(later "Sultan" in 1766)
Battles/wars
Mughal-Maratha Wars Carnatic Wars Seven Years' War Mysore's campaigns against the states of Malabar (1757) Mysorean invasion of Kerala Maratha–Mysore War Battle of Jadi Hanwati First Anglo-Mysore War Battle of Ooscota Second Anglo-Mysore War Mysore invasion of Chirakkal Siege of Nargund Siege of Channapatna Battle of Rattihalli Capture of Kabbaldurga
Hyder Ali (Haidarālī; c. 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers. Rising to the post of Dalavayi (commander-in-chief) to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government. He became the de facto ruler of Mysore as Sarvadhikari (Chief Minister) by 1761.[2] During intermittent conflicts against the East India Company during the First and Second Anglo–Mysore Wars, Hyder Ali was the military leader.
Though illiterate, Hyder Ali concluded an alliance with the French, and used the services of French workmen in raising his artillery and arsenal. His rule of Mysore was characterised by frequent warfare with his neighbours and rebellion within his territories. This was not unusual for the time as much of the Indian subcontinent was then in turmoil. He left his eldest son, Tipu Sultan, an extensive kingdom bordered by the Krishna River in the north, the Eastern Ghats in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west.[3]
^Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. Aakar Books. p. 21. ISBN 8187879572. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^Robson, Francis (1786). The Life Of Hyder Ally: With an Account of His Usurpation of the Kingdom of Mysore. London: S Hooper, High Holborn. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^Hasan, Mohibbul (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. Aakar Books. p. 24. ISBN 8187879572. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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