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Hyder Ali

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A Mohammedan ruler of Mysore; raised himself to be commander-in-chief of the army; organised it on the French model; unseated the rajah; conquered Calicut, Bednor, and Kananur; waged war successfully against the English and the Mahrattas, and left his kingdom to his son Tippoo Saib (q. v .) (1728-1782).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hyder Ali'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hyder-ali.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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