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[It appears that circular orders for the conversion of the Hindus were issued to all the different detachments of his troops. The original of one of … - Tipu Sultan
" "[It appears that circular orders for the conversion of the Hindus were issued to all the different detachments of his troops. The original of one of these orders found in the records of Palglmut fort, after its capture in 1790, ran as follows : — ] “It directed (all military detachments) that every being in the district, without distinction, should he honored with Islam, that the houses of such as fled to avoid that honor should be burned, that they should be traced to their lurking places, and that all means of truth and falsehood, fraud or force, should be employed to effect their universal conversion.”—
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Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Indian Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He was a scholar, warrior and poet. He is celebrated for his wars against the British.
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Tippoo Sahib
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Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu
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Tipu Sahab
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Tippoo Saib
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Sher e Mysore
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Tippoo Sultan
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