<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+Jul 5 2007, 02:11 PM-->QUOTE(ramana @ Jul 5 2007, 02:11 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->the descendent of Tippu Sultan by way fo his daughter who fled to Nizam's dominions. He was not told his ancestry till the Police Action in 1947 for fear that they would be betrayed to the British by way of the Nizam. He left India in 1960s and retired in 1992. Needless to say he was a strong believer in India and wanted the TSP whipped to its place.
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British kept a close watch at the Tippoo's descendants, and most lived in Vellore and Calcutta, under British supervision.
Descendants of Tippoo are to be found in Calcutta today, living very ordinary lives. One friend from Calcutta knows them first hand - one runs a motor mechanic shop
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After the Fall of Seringapatam in 1799, Tipu's family were detained in the Fort at Vellore, and in a walled enclosure, some 1.2 km East of the Fort, are the family tombs of Bakshi Begum (d.1806) widow of Haidar Ali; Mirza Raza, who married one of Tipu's daughters; and Padshah Begum (d.1834), Tipu's wife. The presence of Tipu's sons at Vellore has often been cited as one of the causes of the uprising which took place there in 1806. In fact, the instructions of Sir John Craddock, prohibiting the wearing of caste marks and beards, were probably a far more significant issue.
Nevertheless, after this episode, Tipu's family were transferred to the capital, Calcutta, where they received settlements of land and pensions. These are detailed in an "Account of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Appropriated Mysore Deposit Fund" and of the "Disbursements on account of the families of Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan," including "Memorials from Prince Gholam Mahomed," one of Tipu's sons, "Despatches to the Court of Directors of the East India Company" and "any Dissents recorded by Members of the Council of India".
A comprehensive record of Tipu's family and descendants, to great grandchildren, is also included. Descendants of Tipu still live in Calcutta today.
http://87.246.77.58/tipu/tiger111.htm
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British kept a close watch at the Tippoo's descendants, and most lived in Vellore and Calcutta, under British supervision.
Descendants of Tippoo are to be found in Calcutta today, living very ordinary lives. One friend from Calcutta knows them first hand - one runs a motor mechanic shop
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After the Fall of Seringapatam in 1799, Tipu's family were detained in the Fort at Vellore, and in a walled enclosure, some 1.2 km East of the Fort, are the family tombs of Bakshi Begum (d.1806) widow of Haidar Ali; Mirza Raza, who married one of Tipu's daughters; and Padshah Begum (d.1834), Tipu's wife. The presence of Tipu's sons at Vellore has often been cited as one of the causes of the uprising which took place there in 1806. In fact, the instructions of Sir John Craddock, prohibiting the wearing of caste marks and beards, were probably a far more significant issue.
Nevertheless, after this episode, Tipu's family were transferred to the capital, Calcutta, where they received settlements of land and pensions. These are detailed in an "Account of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Appropriated Mysore Deposit Fund" and of the "Disbursements on account of the families of Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan," including "Memorials from Prince Gholam Mahomed," one of Tipu's sons, "Despatches to the Court of Directors of the East India Company" and "any Dissents recorded by Members of the Council of India".
A comprehensive record of Tipu's family and descendants, to great grandchildren, is also included. Descendants of Tipu still live in Calcutta today.
http://87.246.77.58/tipu/tiger111.htm
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