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| Article Name : | | | Tipu Sultan's And Baramahal Invasions | | Author Name : | | | K. Sasikala | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2853 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Baramahal was a part of Kongu country. It was located in between two great Military stations of Bangalore and Trichnopoly and was naturally a centre of extensive commerce. Baramahal was the gateway of Mysore and ever dominated to key of the south. The district is situated with many forts had been a battle field in Tamil Nadu, for the trial of strength between Tipu and the Britisher. Hyder Ali came to power with in a short time in this place. Afterwards it fell into the hands of Tipu, he managed to control the territory upto 1792. After the third Mysore war (1790-92) Tipu was forced by the treaty of Srirangapatnam 1792 to cede half his territories to the hands of East India company. These territories included Baramahal and Salem referred in the records as the conquered country in South India. | | Keywords : | | |
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