Who among the following established a modern armoury in Dindigul Mysore in 1755?

Who among the following established a modern armoury in Dindigul Mysore in 1755? Correct Answer Haider Ali

The correct answer is Haider Ali.

  • Haider Ali established a modern armoury in Dindigul Mysore in 1755.

Key Points

  • Haider Ali defeated the British in the First Anglo-Mysore War and signed The Treaty of Madras.
  • Tipu Sultan was the son of Haider Ali.
    • Anglo Mysore Wars:​
      • Second War (1780 AD-1784 AD): Warren Hastings attacked French port Mahe that was in Haider Ali’s territory.
        • In 1781 AD, Haider Ali was defeated at Porto Novo by Eyre Coote.
      • Fourth Anglo-Mysore war (1799 AD): Lord Wellesley attacked and Tipu Sultan died.
      • Third Anglo-Mysore war (1790 AD-1792 AD): By the Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792 AD), Tipu ceded half of his territory.
      • The Treaty of Mangalore (1784 AD) was signed by Tipu Sultan, which ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
  • Tipu established the embassies to France, Turkey, Iran and Pegu to develop foreign trade.

Additional Information

  •  The Dindigul Fort was built in 16th-century in the state of Tamil Nadu. 

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