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Also Known As Tipu Sultan • Fateh Ali Tipu • Tippu Sahib • Tiger of Mysore
Born 1750 • India
Died May 4, 1799 (aged 49) • Shrirangapattana • India
Title / Office sultan (1782-1799), Karnataka
Role In Mysore War • Mysore Wars

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