In the November of 1750, Nawab Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur rejoiced at the birth of his son. This child was later to challenge the mighty British Empire & earn the title of ‘The Tiger of Mysore’.
Historians are divided as to the exact birth date of Tipu Sultan. Tipu was born in the November of either 1750 or 1752 in Devanahalli, Bangalore. This place is not very far from the Bangalore International airport
A memorial on the highway
The Birth place of Tipu Sultan, near the Devanahalli fort. Hyder Ali had a house here which has now collapsed
A small stone pillar memorial
The birth of Tipu Sultan is described the biographer, Mir Hussain Ali Kirmani as –
Tippu Sulthan Birth place Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGPJHrAmwSw
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