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Which of the following was the capital city of Tipu Sultan?

  1. Dwarasamudra

  2. Srirangam

  3. Belur

  4. Srirangapatanam
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Explanation

Srirangapatanam (also spelled Srirangapatna) was the capital city of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. This fortified city on an island in the Kaveri River was where Tipu Sultan resisted British expansion until his death in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799. The city contains his palace, the Daria Daulat Bagh, and the place where he fell fighting.

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