For all his celebration as some kind of a great freedom fighter he cultivated deep friendships with the French, to conquer entire India and share the territory equally. Which is completely distinct from merely being read, in the form of a book or whatever narrative. So Srirangapatana was the seat of power from where Tipu ruled. So for example, this gentleman is thirsty and there is some water there, I fetch water and give it to him, and he quenches his thirst with that action. And as far as I’m concerned, the quest for the truth is only the goal of history, that’s the only goal and nothing else. And some of these records are written by Tipu’s own contemporaries and by his own biographer. Tipu Sultan came to Bednur and forcibly converted its entire population to Islam. And this kind of absolute nonsense is taught from early school level right up to university. Tipu Sultan (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. That’s the 4th Karnataka war. Modern were created for simultaneous discussions. We have Tipu’s own words, “With the grace of Prophet Muhammad and Allah, almost all Hindus in Calicut are converted to Islam. And after a few weeks, it evoked widespread outrage, and a lawsuit was filed against Sanjay Khan by the Bombay Kerala Samaja. It was an Islamic law, I think during Khilji’s period, that the Kafir would be stopped for no reason by a Muslim official, who would sit on the horse and his (the Kafir’s) mouth would be made to open, and this official would spit inside his mouth, and he had to shut up and swallow it and not show any sign of disgust on his face. Some years later—well before Gidwani came out with his eulogy [of Tipu Sultan]—there was a still more breathtaking re-evaluation of Tipu’s exploits in Malabar. JSTOR®, the JSTOR logo, JPASS®, Artstor®, Reveal Digital™ and ITHAKA® are registered trademarks of ITHAKA. Lord Wellesley resolved to … So this novel was not based on any sort of history, but it was based on this guy, Bhagwan S Gidwani’s imagination running really wild. The British marshaled support from the Nizam and the Marathas and as a final ploy delivered the Caliph’s (Sultan Selim’s) letter imploring Tipu not to fight the British. It was completely cut off. He and his Nair army beat back Tipu Sultan twice. … Tipu Sultan of Mysore who was a scrarce of constant anxiety and ... Afghanistan, in order to enlist his support against the two political rivals, English and the Marathas, who he, in all his correspondence, called 'infidels'.5 Before establishing direct diplomatic relations Tipu had sent an This Tipu wrote in a letter to one of his military officers named Syed Abdul Dulai, in 1788 because he was so happy that he had burnt down Calicut to the ground. He planned a holy war against the English along with Afghanistan. Tipu Sultan took charge of his State in the formal manner on December 20, 1782. So quickly, this relates to the manner in which we regard history itself, as an academic discipline, as a way of understanding the world and more importantly as a way of understanding ourselves. He planned a holy war against the English along with Afghanistan. So as all of you know, the Indian word for history is “itihasa”, which can be split into 3 parts. In his letter to Thomas Jefferson dated 11 June 1788, Stephen Cathalan, Jr., wrote from Marseilles about the arrival of Tipu Sultan’s ambassadors at Toulan. So Lewis writes in the Mysore Gazetteer and I quote, “In a vast empire of Tipu Sultan, on the eve of his death, there were only 2 Hindu temples having daily functional pujas. It was characterized by unnecessary destructive raids throughout South India. First, it is a truthful understanding of our past. He also distinguished himself in the First … It’s a matter of great honour for me, and I would also like to express my gratitude to Srijan Foundation, Rahul Dewan and his brilliant team for extending this warm welcome to me. Tipu Sultan, the great King of Mysore had enriched the administration of his state to a great extent by enacting some regulations in the economic, religious, military and foreign policies. So now we come to Colonel William Kirkpatrick. So Tipu Sultan’s rehabilitation as a freedom fighter, roughly begins with a secular, I don’t know, eminence, okay. There are many accounts of the history of Mysore Kingdom, particularly Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan, by European historians or … It was a regime of military and economic terror. General Knowledge Mcqs consists of World Geography, Atmosphere, Science & Literature, events Mcqs, Current Affairs Mcqs , Pakistan Affairs Mcqs and International Organizations. Medieval and 3. Why do we hesitate to call them freedom fighters? Delhi, the seat of government of the Muhammadan faith, has been reduced to this state of ruin, so that the infidels all together prevail now. Matthews abandoned the town and retreated to the fort which was quickly besieged by the Mysore army. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. However, the chapters on Tipu have been retained in the class 6 and 10 books, official sources said. Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-1792) The third war was fought between Tipu Sultan, and British East Indian Company began in 1789 and ended in Tipu’s defeated in 1792. One NCERT Social Science book for class VIII( Arjun Dev, 2005), glorifies Tipu Sultan as “an able ruler”, in religious matters “enlightened and broad-minded”, who thus won the loyalty and support of all . All of these fought both for their own dominions, for economic and military supremacy, and not for any notion of independence or freedom of India. A war whose battlefields would stretch across Europe and India, involving an alliance of foreign powers of France, Persia, and Afghanistan (5). Hindu women were forced to marry Muhammadans and similarly their men were forced to marry Muhammadan women. It has at present over 7,000 ordinary and life members. For terms and use, please refer to our Terms and Conditions So Tipu’s stated goal in his own words was to bring Islam to the infidel land under the sword of Islam, as the selected letters of Kirkpatrick show. So in that period, in 1948/49, the likes of you know, eminent historians like Romila Thapar, they were not anywhere around the scene. I think Vijay will get this, “Kathe Ko Puraladalko, Merveninge Karasu”. Im talking about a period that began roughly in the late 18, [Q/A] The Moplah Genocide Of Hindus: An Eternal Reminder | Sandeep Balakrishna | Malabar Riot, Did You Know: Delhi’s Former Name Was Yoginipura, Derived From The 8 Identical Yogini Temples Existed Across 8 Directions, [Q/A] Murals of India — A Talk By Benoy K Behl, Why the Supreme Court Must Give a Definitive Verdict in Ayodhya Case, Literary Evidence on the Destruction of Ram Temple. Coins of Tipu Sultan, Asian Educational Services, India, (ISBN 81-206-0503-9) (en) Wigington, Robin. The addresses of the General President and the Presidents of the six sections generally take up broad issues of interpretation and historical debate. I consider this as Jihad to achieve that objective.”. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress This letter was part of Tipu’s invitation to Zaman Shah to invade India, and establish the Sword of Islam in the country, and free it from the darkness of the Kafirs. So “Sword of Tipu Sultan”, was made into a TV series by Sanjay Khan, most of you might have seen that, it was telecast on Doordarshan. At age 15, he accompanied his father against the British in the First Mysore War in 1766. And then we come to the actual historical records, for those who are interested to research more on Tipu. I consider this as Jihad to achieve that objective”. (Selected Letters of Tipoo Sultan by Kirkpatrick). Our Ancestors lived this life on a daily basis. Pakistan. So here we need to focus on the word katha, which stands subconsciously, nobody needs to teach this to us. That Tipu was not communal and had been an administrative innovator was clearly brought out by his biographer Prof. Mohibbul Hasan (History of Tipu Sultan published in 1951). Après avoir fait face à de sérieuses menaces de la part de l'Empire marathe, Tipû Sâhib commence à se ... Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore: or, to fight against the odds, AB Samuel Travel, (ISBN 91-630-7333-1) (en) Taylor, George. Nairs under Tipu Sultan Related Letters. From a patriot national hero, freedom fighter, these are the more enduring myths without basis in history and a survey of that period, shows a struggle for both economic and military power between the French, the British, the Marathas and Tipu Sultan in largely the theatre of South and Western India. So, I’ll give you a partial list. Also, many Nawabs were being hard-pressed by the rising powers. The papers included in the Proceedings can be held to represent fairly well the current trends of historical research in India. Here is an eye witness account by Father Bartholomew, “First a core of 30,000 barbarians who butchered everyone on the way, followed by the field gun unit, Tipu was riding on an elephant behind which another army of 30,000 soldiers followed. This does not come by just memorizing some facts, like you know Rama was born on such and such day and he did this and he did that and he fought this war at some random time in history. He published about 2000 selected letters. They played very significant role in Indian history, especially, for taking the Kingdom of Mysore to its zenith even in the face of strong the Mughal Empire. For Mysore state it was written in two languages, Marathi and Kannada. Tipu Sultan is widely known as the Tiger of Mysore. The most important clue to the question about Tipu Sultan’s Shia but respectful of Sunni ideology is given by himself through his coinage. The tiger the British took has been eating an Englishman for over 200 years. So inspite of availability of all these tonnes of documents, these are primary sources that tell you the real story of that period. But apart from all these guys, guess who else has honoured Tipu? Tipu Sultan signed Treaty of Mangalore in March 1784 which ended the second Anglo-Mysore war. Stories, Kathas, Upkhatas, Episodes, Sub-Episodes from our, what is known as itihasa. So I will list out a few key features of Tipu’s rule. With that the frail relation between Mysore and the Ottomans was broken. The story of the man they stole it from is one of power, blood, and legacy … a legacy still felt today. Tipu Sultan: As Known In Kerala Appendix 1: Mappilas Of Malabar Appendix 2: Nedumkotta: Travancore Defence Fortification V. Scandalous Tele-Serial On Tipu Sultan VI. All great elements of Indian civilization and culture was a gift of alien invaders, starting with the Aryans who came from outside. So, let’s look at another quote, “It is an ominous sign of the time that Indian history is being viewed in official circles, in the perspective of recent politics. On September 10, 1780, Tipu Sultan led a detachment of Mysorean Army to rout Col. Bailey’s troops at the Battle of Pollilur. Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan by Lewin B Bowring, Mysore Gazetteer Volume 1 & 2, Selected Letters of Tipu Sultan by Colonel William Kirkpatrick, Nishan-e-Haidri by Mir Hussain Ali Kirmani, who was Tipu’s official biographer, The Malabar Manual by William Logan and some British archives at Fort St.George and Fort St.Williams. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. What Aurangzeb did in a span of 50 years throughout most of India, Tipu did the same thing in just 4 states, in a span of about 17 years, in South India. In the letter written to the Nawab of Kurnool, Tipu Sultan had claimed that he had consolidated 40 thousand Hindus of Coorg and accepted him from Islam after joining him in his army. IV. Which was again heavily borrowed from Gidwani’s novel. He commanded a corps of cavalry in the invasion of Carnatic in 1767 at age 16. And Calicut (or Kozhikode) was burnt to the ground as I just told you. All that was left was ashes. Indeed, the image of Tipu battling a tiger barehanded crosses the mind whenever his name is mentioned. In the same letter, as well as another to John Jay on 23 May 1788, he wrote how France was expecting Tipu’s Embassy (9). It is not just some memorization of events and dates.. One can also compare this, contrast this, with say from example the Greek epics. They still retain their original names despite forcible conversion of their ancestors by Tipu. Iti + ha + asa, which literally means “it happened thus”. The journal has constantly taken the view that ‘India’ for its purpose is the country with its Pre-Partition boundaries, while treats Contemporary History as the history of Indian Union after 1947. Entire villages found in the countryside were completely burnt. I am determined to convert them also very soon. This includes parts of Maharashtra also. Tipu se konflik met sy bure was onder andere die Maratha– Mysore-oorlog, wat geëindig het met die ondertekening van die Verdrag van Gajendragad. So, I’ll illustrate this with a couple of examples. On the other hand, it is better that we face unpleasant historical truths because, at the most what will you do? And nowhere is this distortion most glaring, than in writing about the history of the nearly 1000 year-long Muslim rule of India. Tipu Sultan in Mysore had been checked by the British about this time. So this same Rahman Khan, has also taken a DPS School, Delhi Public School franchise in Bangalore. So much of the way in which we are taught history and how we regard history, comes from our formal education, needless to say, from our school and college. The annual journal of the Indian History Congress, entitled The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress carries research papers selected out of papers presented at its annual sessions on all aspects and periods of Indian History from pre-history to contemporary times as well as the history of countries other than India. I have listed only about 56 in my book, just the major ones that were destroyed. So it was characterized by all round oppression of Hindus, constant assault on their way of life, their women being abducted at will, desecration of their traditions, customs, institutions, large scale temple destructions, forced conversions, jaziya and so on. We know it subconsciously, that the word katha, while it stands for story, its implied meaning is actually itihasa. The official history of the freedom movement of India starts with the premises that India lost independence only in the 18, So what does the oral tradition in Karnataka and Kerala say about Tipu? In his letter to Sultan Abdul Hameed, Tipu wrote about the excesses the British had committed in India and sought military support. Im talking about a period that began roughly in the late 18th century. This is what our textbooks teach our children. The chapter on controversial 18th Century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Haider Ali are among those that have been dropped from the class 7 social science textbook,following the Karnataka government's decision to reduce the 2020-21 syllabi due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kirkpatrick writes about the importance of these letters and I quote, “The importance of these letters consists in the vivid illustration which they afford in the talents and disposition of their extraordinary author, who is here successively and repeatedly delineated in colours from his own pencil, as the cruel and relentless enemy, the intolerant bigot or furious fanatic, the oppressive and unjust ruler, the perfidious negotiator.”. Submitted by: Shahid Kakar. Travancore, Nizam of Hyderabad, Gutti, Aduni in Andhra Pradesh, Coorg, Malabar, Bijapur, Raichur, the Krishna-Godavari belt. The letter set a precedent and it followed several other orders by Tipu Sultan, calling for violence against Hindus. So in Coorg and Sakleshpur region, street dogs are named after Tipu. It was submitted to the Central Government. The fourth article of the proposed treaty spoke of military cooperation between Mysore and Turkey. It was they who gave him the name Lion of Punjab. The Mysore sovereign turned his thoughts seriously to building a navy after the defeat of 1792. Tipu Sultan was born on 20 November 1750 (Friday, 20th Dhu al-Hijjah, 1163 AH) at Devanahalli, in present-day Bangalore Rural district, about 33 km (21 mi) north of Bangalore city. The barbarian Tipu Sultan tied naked Christians and Hindus to the legs of elephants and made the elephants move around till the bodies of the helpless victims were torn to pieces. Considering these strategies of Tipu Sultan, Wellesley wrote a letter to Tipu Sultan on 8th of Nov. 1798 A.D. complaining that Tipu was working against the treaty of Srirangapatna. Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) was the de-facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore.He is better known as the ‘Tiger of Mysore’.His full name was Sultan Fateh Ali Tippu and he was born on 20th November, 1750 at Devanahalli, in present-day Kolar district, near Bangalore, Karnataka .He is the eldest son of Hyder Ali and Fakhr-un-nissa (Fatima Begum). In these letters sent through his emissaries with costly gifts, Tipu had invited King Zaman Shah of Afghanistan , Fateh Ali Khan of Persia, Caliph of Turkey and ruler of Iran to join forces and invade North India for which he had promised full cooperation. “Your Majesty would soon proceed to prosecute a Holy War against infidels, should those infidels Brahmins (that means he is referring to the Marathas), direct their power, the hands of the heroes of the faith of our Muslim soldiers in this part of the world, shall be raised for their punishment. Only on the borders of Cochin State a few are still not converted. The biggest example of this kind of truthful approach or lessons learned from history in modern times is, the various holocaust museums in Germany and other parts of the world. Only two. So, for example, at least I’m from South India, from Karnataka. He appointed incompetent officers to key posts, and the only qualification to occupy these bureaucratic posts, was that you had to be a Muslim and bonus, if you were a Hindu who converted, you got a fast track promotion. Tipu introduced a new calendar, new coinage, and seven new government departments, during his reign, and made military innovations in the use of rocketry. But how are these things done? Tipu, the Nawabs and fundamentalist clerics therefore sought help from the Durranis, using the “infidel threat” bogey. ©2000-2021 ITHAKA. Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. What is their condition today? And the whole of India was not united under one single rule, under a central rule or whatever you want to call it. Tipu Sultan in Mysore had been checked by the British about this time. Tipu Sultan: A Fanatic Muslim VII. The aim of the proposal was to establish an Islamic university near Srirangapatana, named in Tipu’s honour. Tipu Sultan: The Whitewashing Of A Tyranny In South India | Sandeep Balakrishna | Malabar Riot, Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), So I’ll begin with a small, very humorous quote by an American scholar of history, He says, about politics he says this, and I quote “The first lesson of politics is to forget the first lesson of history”. Related posts: Indian History Carnival – 45: Baburnamah, Rashtrakutas, Mughal Postal System, Camels, Tipu Sultan Fëanor quotes André Wink to argue that the rise and fall of the Rashtrakuta kingdom was connected to trade with Persian Gulf Towards the late 10th century, however, the great…; Seriously Sandeep Sandeep is on a roll. But is this the truth? The trajectory of the Indian history establishment, started with you know, having something called a purpose or a goal of history. At least 3 generations of our children have learnt this distorted history, false history, about their own country and culture. So they say that its always the best when it comes directly from the mouth of the horse. This letter was part of Tipu’s invitation to Zaman Shah to invade India, and establish the Sword of Islam in the country, and free it from the darkness of the Kafirs. So what have been some consequences of this kind of distorted history, and some major themes, is that India never had a great civilization and culture. Re-establishing Indic Narratives / Retelling Indian History. Tipu’s Letter to Syed Abdul Dulai on January 18, 1790 “With the grace of Prophet Mohammed and Allah, almost all Hindus in Calicut are converted to Islam. Those letters are in the London Library. He fought some of the most decisive battles against the British. So I’ll repeat that, “The first lesson of politics is to forget the first lesson of history”. So, over the last 40 odd years and upto the present time, this Islamic bigot Tipu Sultan has been hailed in the following terms, he was a “freedom fighter”, he was a “tiger”, he was a “liberator”, of what? In his letter to the Governor of Bekal, Budruz Zaman Khan, in the year 1200 AH (1785 AD), Tipu approved of forced conversions of Nairs: "Your two letters, with the enclosed memorandums of the Nâimâ (Nair) captives, have been received. It’s a well-known story and I don’t need to repeat it, but putting it in one line. So another key feature of Tipu’s rule was the large scale destruction of Hindu Temples. The Afghan king, Zaman Shah Durrani, was Abdali’s grandson. So the Kerala local legends remember this “military March”. From then on, one sect of the lineage of the Melukote Iyengars, they do not celebrate Deepavali, because it was precisely on the day of Deepavali, back then, that Tipu massacred more than 10,000 Iyengars in Melukote. We begin with something called sword of Tipu Sultan. It is no longer a living tradition. Only on the borders of Cochin state, a few Hindus are still not converted. Only on the borders of Cochin state, a few Hindus are still not converted. He planned a holy war against the English along with Afghanistan. You might punch each other in the face? Initially, Zaman Shah agreed to help Tipu, but the Persian attack on Afghanistan's Western border diverted its forces, and hence no help could be provided to Tipu. This has occurred mostly with official state patronage. So, lets puncture these myths one by one. It is astonishing that Tipu is still hailed as a patriot and Tiger and whatever. So I will look at some closing notes. The official history of the freedom movement of India starts with the premises that India lost independence only in the 18th century, and has thus an experience of subjection to a foreign power for only 2 centuries. It is recited as points, it is recited as, it is set to tune, it is sung as songs. Was he really a freedom fighter as is widely claimed? That journey between thirst, between being thirty and actually fulfilling it is the meaning of the word value. So I’ll begin with a small, very humorous quote by an American scholar of history, He says, about politics he says this, and I quote “The first lesson of politics is to forget the first lesson of history”. So Iliad, Odyssey, all these things are just studied in universities and schools and colleges only out of academic interest. So a honest history from that perspective must lead to 2 things. So this letter is just one tiny sample of hundreds of such letters that Tipu wrote to various people. In his second letter Tipu stated that if the French were the enemies of Islam and the Sultan, Muslims should not be friendly with them. The enormous politicization and the downfall of history as a discipline, it has been near total and all of you are familiar with Arun Shourie’s book on eminent historians, their technology, lying, fraud. After Egypt was conquered, Bonaparte had a “communication” with Tipu Sultan and if possible would dispatch his forces by land or Sea to India, to drive out the British. Tipu Sultan of Mysore who was a scrarce of constant anxiety and alarm to the power of the English during many years of the second half of the 18th century is little known to us as an acute diplomat. It is not even possible to describe the brutalities committed by that Islamic barbarian from Mysore.”. The articles/videos does not reflect the official position of Indictales.com or of Srijan Foundation Trust, who have not established the veracity thereof, and hence, would not be responsible or liable in any manner. So, to pull of this kind of distortion, this kind of sweeping generalization about an entire civilization, you’re talking about real people. And some specimens, some human incarnation, which are the products of this distorted history, include the world famous Swara Bhasker and her gang. Durrani fought a bloody battle with the … So that Farsi was not real Farsi, and I will come to that in a bit. So this was Tipu Sultan’s letter to the Afghan king named Zaman Shah, written sometime in 1794/95. If you look at the Malabar Manual, it gives you the detailed list of all such temples. The serious blows that Tipu Sultan inflicted on the British in the First and Second Mysore Wars affected their reputation as an invincible power. We should unite in carrying on a Holy War against the infidels and free these regions of Hindustan, in the service of Islam.”. The Indian History Congress is the major national organisation of Indian historians, and has occupied this position since its founding session under the name of Modern History Congress, held at Poona in 1935. Request Permissions. Tipu’s appointment of the Hindus to positions of trust and responsibility does not seem to follow any principle other than common sense or sheer necessity. So what does the oral tradition in Karnataka and Kerala say about Tipu? The coins of Tipu Sultan, a topic of discussion by itself were the most impressive in calligraphy, method of manufacture as well as precious metal content among all the contemporary Indian rulers of the time, including the Mughal monarch at Delhi. Along with them you should capture and kill all Hindus. He commanded a corps of cavalry in the invasion of Carnatic in 1767 at age 16. Most notably, in Malabar and Coorg. Several of these worthies would not have been born before Independence yet they succeed in such blatant manipulations. I promise not to take long time on this and kind of bore you. Like the Caliph in Turkey, and also to the French, whom he invited to occupy India and then they would, he dreamt of sharing the spoils of the conquest. I consider this as Jehad to achieve that object. This journal has appeared annually since 1935 except for five different years when the annual sessions of the Indian History Congress could not be held. So we have Tipu’s own words, “With the grace of Prophet Muhammad and Allah, almost all Hindus in Calicut are converted to Islam. So, let’s look at another quote, “It is an ominous sign of the time that Indian history is being viewed in official circles, in the perspective of recent politics. Tipu Sultan And Doordarshan VIII. The Kerala oral tradition remembers Tipu’s “visit” to the Malabar as the “Military March”, where he literally burnt down Kozhikode and several parts of Malabar, right down to the ground. It symbolizes a living tradition and most importantly, it symbolizes a long line of civilizational and cultural continuity. And he invited, we saw in the beginning, I told you about his letters to the Afghani king Zaman Shah. Then that is another irony. If Tipu is a freedom fighter, then Nizam of Hyderabad is also a freedom fighter. So Tipu Sultan was a junior contemporary of the last powerful Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. Tipu reduced it to just 50,000 during his late battle. Kareem, a former editor of the Kerala State Gazetteer , went so far as to show Tipu as a philosopher and a great sufi, who viewed the whole cosmos as a mosque! Most of the men and women were hanged in Calicut, first mothers hanged with their children tied to their necks. 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