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Tipu Sultan, , After Haider Ali his son Tipu Sultan came to, power in 1782.Tipu Sultan, also known as the, Tiger of Mysore and Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of, the Kingdom of Mysore and a scholar, soldier,, and poet. He was the eldest son of Sultan, Hyder Ali of Mysore. He began campaign of, conquests and waged constant wars against, the Marathas, the Nizam and the British. He, defeated the British and surrounded Madras.