The Kingdom of Mysore founded in 1399 by the royal family of the Wodeyars was a dominion in southern India. For a brief period (1760 to 1799), Mysore came under the Muslim rulers Haidar Ali (c. 1720-82) and his son Tippu Sultan (c. 1750-99). During this Muslim regime, the British fought four wars to capture Mysore. Tippu Sultan was defeated and killed in 1799 in the fourth war in the Siege of Seringapatam (Sri Ranga Pattana), the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore. The British celebrated their victory over Tippu who was a major block in their plan to conquer southern India, by minting a special medal to be granted to the soldiers and officers who were responsible for defeating Tippu. Called the Seringapatam Medal, they were struck in gold, silver gilt, silver, bronze and tin both in Birmingham and Calcutta.
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Thank you Dr. Trichur for this interesting article. The tiger branding of Tippu Sultan is fascinating!