Tipu Sultan

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1. When was Tipu born? 1749 1744 1755 1742

2. In 1761, his father, ________________, was the ruler of all of Mysore. Ghazi Khan Mir Sadiq Pandit Purnia Haydar Ali

3. In 1767, Tipu's father was at war with the British, who were allied by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the _______________. Rajputs Dutch Sikhs Marathas

4. In 1780, Tipu's father attacked Carnatic and routed a British army. He was defeated and died in _______. 1781 1782 1780 1783

5. Tipu made peace with the ______________ in 1784. British Nizam of Hyderabad Marathas Rajputs

6. In 1789, Tipu attacked the British controlled state of Travancore, triggering another war. In 1792, Tipu surrendered to British commander ________________. Dallhousie Cornwallis Wellseley Mountbatten

7. In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader, __________________. Louis XVIII Napoleon Robespierre Lafayette

8. In 1799, the British attacked Mysore. Many of Tipu's high-ranking officials were involved in a conspiracy with the British. Most important of these was, ________________, his prime-minister. Pandit Purnia Mir Sadiq Badruzzamah Inaita Shah Zaman

9. The final act of betrayal was when Tipu went himself to fight the British soldiers that were able to enter the fort courtyard. One of the traitors then ordered the inner doors to be shut. Who was this traitor? Mir Sadiq Purnia Badaruddin Zaman

10. On ______________, Tipu Sultan was killed. May 5, 1799 May 9, 1799 May 12, 1799 May 10, 1799