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| '''Khudadad''' |
'''Khudadad''' is the name of the short-lived (1782-1799) Muslim empire established in a large part of southern India by ], with ] as the capital. | ||
| ], the son of ], based it in the |
], the son of ], based it in the former Hindu ] of ], intending to unseat the ruling ], which was considered weak and no longer truly ]ic, due to its de facto submission to the British ]. He succeeded in conquering and annexing neighboring Hindu states. | ||
| The ruler adopted the novel title ], which means he claimed to be one rank above the Mughal ]. However since Tipu, its only ruler, chose the side of the French against the victorious British, his empire was dismantled, and the territories largely restored to Hindu rulers (as in Mysore itself). However the British showed respect for his military valor by granting his dynasty the 'golden cage' status of ]s. | The ruler adopted the novel title ], which means he claimed to be one rank above the Mughal ]. However since Tipu, its only ruler, chose the side of the French against the victorious British, his empire was dismantled, and the territories largely restored to Hindu rulers (as in Mysore itself). However the British showed respect for his military valor by granting his dynasty the 'golden cage' status of ]s. | ||
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Khudadad is the name of the short-lived (1782-1799) Muslim empire established in a large part of southern India by Tipu Sultan, with Seringapatnam as the capital.
Tipu Sultan, the son of Hyder Ali, based it in the former Hindu princely state of Mysore, intending to unseat the ruling Mughal Empire, which was considered weak and no longer truly Islamic, due to its de facto submission to the British Paramountcy. He succeeded in conquering and annexing neighboring Hindu states.
The ruler adopted the novel title Pashah Bahadur, which means he claimed to be one rank above the Mughal Padshah-i-Hind. However since Tipu, its only ruler, chose the side of the French against the victorious British, his empire was dismantled, and the territories largely restored to Hindu rulers (as in Mysore itself). However the British showed respect for his military valor by granting his dynasty the 'golden cage' status of Political Pensioners.
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