On May 23, a momentous historical artifact will be up for auction in London. It is none other than Tipu Sultan's renowned gold-hilted sword, which was once cherished in his personal chambers. The ...

This past Sunday, November 10, the 274th (or 273rd) birthday of Tipu Sultan was celebrated peacefully in his erstwhile capital, Srirangapatna, amid heavy security. The security was necessary because ...

The UK government’s attempted export ban on Tipu Sultan’s treasures is a double travesty for objects it acquired through loot and plunder. Gold gem-set finial from the throne of Tipu Sultan (1787–1793 ...

A sword used by 18th century Mysore (now Mysuru) ruler Tipu Sultan has been auctioned chambered off for £14 million (Rs 140 crore). According to Bonham’s auction house in London, which organised the ...

Soon after the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, British soldiers went on a looting spree, pocketing coins, and taking off with carpets and clothes from the ...

In the late 1700s, an Indian ruler commissioned an incredible work of art. It's carved out of wood - a tiger attacking a man. And inside the tiger is a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ.

In the south Indian state of Karnataka, tempers are flaring over the legacy of Tipu Sultan, who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799. D.H. Shankaramurthy, the minister of higher education, ...