Tipu Sultan’s delegation to Istanbul
Posted by Labels: Istanbul, Mysore Sultans, Tipu Istanbul, Tipu Ottoman, TurkeyThe Embassy headed by Ghulam Ali
As the 8th decade of the 18th century
was drawing to a close, Fateh Ali, a.k.a. Tipu Sultan was left in a quandary.
The Maratha wars had been raging and things were not going too well. The years
of conflict finally ended with Treaty of Gajendragad in March 1787, as per
which Tipu returned territory captured by Hyder Ali, to the Maratha Empire.
Tipu agreed to pay four-years of tribute arrears amounting to 48 Lacs while the
Marathas agreed to address Tipu sultan as “Nabob Tipu Sultan Futteh Ally Khan”
and recognized his kingdom. Why would this address be so important to Tipu?