1087680 | INDIA-INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. (Sultan of Mysore, 1782-1799). AH 1218//8 (1789/90) AR Rupee. NGC MS65. Patan. 11.32gm. Inscription / Inscription. KM 126.

Hammered Coinage. Weight varies: 10.70-11.60 grams. Superbly toned.


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"Seringapatam Fort" is a historical fort located in Srirangapatna, the historical capital city of the Kingdom of Mysore in present-day South Indian state of Karnataka. Built in 1454, the fort was modified by King Haider Ali & King Tipu Sultan and fully fortified in the late 18th century with the help of French architects. King Tipu Sultan wanted to protect it against British invaders associated with the East India Company.

Tipu remained an enemy of the British EIC, and initiated an attack on British-allied Travancore in 1789. In the Third Anglo-Mysore War, he was forced into the Treaty of Seringapatam, losing a number of previously conquered territories. In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, a combined force of British EIC troops supported by local groups defeated Tipu, where he was killed on 4 May 1799 while defending his stronghold of Seringapatam.