Multiple choice general knowledge history

When was Tipu born?

  1. 1749

  2. 1750

  3. 1742

  4. 1744
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Explanation

Tipu Sultan was born on November 20, 1750, at Devanahalli (near Bangalore). He was the eldest son of Hyder Ali, who was then a military commander in the Mysore army. Tipu ruled Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799 fighting the British in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at Srirangapatna.

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