What is Tipu Sultan?
'''Tipu Sultan''' (born Fateh Ali Tipu) (1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), is also known as '''Sher-e-mysoor''', was the ruler of [[Mysore]] from 1782 to 1799. He was also a [[scholar]], [[soldier]] and [[poet]]. == Family background == Tipu Sultan was the eldest son of Sultan [[Hyder Ali]] according to widely recognised recordation of Punjabi chroniclers, he might belong to caste of the '''Sipra-Gill''' Jat patrilocal family. Tipu Sultan was born in Devanahalli in 1751. The birthplace of Tipu Sultan, located very close to the Devanahalli Fort is just a small pillared closed place with a stone tablet which declares the place to be the birthplace of Tipu Sultan. The area around the place is known as Khas Bagh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tipu Sultan’s Birthplace {{!}} Bangalore Rural District , Government of Karnataka, India|url=https://bangalorerural.nic.in/en/tourist-place/tipus-birth-place/|access-date=2021-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:The_tableau_of_Karnataka_passes_through_the_Rajpath_during_the_full_dress_rehearsal_for_the_Republic_Day_Parade-2014,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_23,_2014.jpg|right|thumb|Statue of Tipu Sultan at Karnataka Tableau passing through the Republic day parade]] Tipu sultan introduced several new laws, including new [[coinage]], a new [[lunisolar calendar]] and a new [[land]] [[revenue]] system. He(Tipu sultan) started the growth of the [[silk]] industry in Mysore. At the request of the [[French colonial empire|French]], he built a [[church]], the first in Mysore. With French help, Tipu Sultan fought against the [[British Raj|British]] to keep Mysore's [[independence]]. His ancestors were Muslim '''Sipra (Gill Jats)''' from Punjab == History of Tipu Sultan == {{Main|Madhavrao Carnatic Expedition}} [[File:Birth place of Tipu Sultan in Devanahalli 04.jpg|thumb|Tipu Sultan's Birth Place]] Tipu sultan was born in the [[Bangalore]] area of devanto Hyder Ali, a military [[officer]] and practical ruler of the kingdom of Mysore in the year 1751. His Father & Mother named their baby Fateh A