Who is haidar ali

Haider Ali was born in in Ajmer Rajasthan. His father was an ordinary soldier of Mysore army named Fateh Muhammad. He had two wives first wife died after that Tipu was brought up by his second wife named Fatima. He belonged to a foreigner family and from the rank of an ordinary soldier he became the ruler of the Indian state Mysore. He begins his career as a soldier like his other family members but due to his professional skills he excelled in army ranks.

He became a strong commander in chief of Mysore army fought with many dissidents. After the scuttling situation in Mysore state the king of state made him commander in chief to handle the deteriorating condition in the state.

He organized the army, trained the soldiers on European model, established peace in state, and directed the finances. After that he had to fight internal opposition which he squashed and by pensioning king forcefully he became the undisputed ruler of the Mysore state in He consolidated his position and turned his efforts towards conquest, he captured Bednur, Sirra, and territories of Malabar.

His whole career he had to fight Marathas and the British. Due to his increasing influence Marathas became insecure and launched many fights against him eventually in he was defeated by Marathas and had to pay indemnity of 28 lakhs.

Haidar Ali was the Indian ruler of Mysore. He was the most formidable enemy of the British in their struggle for supremacy in South India. Born at Budikote in Mysore, Haidar Ali started his career as a soldier. In he was a petty officer in the Mysore army attending on the nizam, theoretically the Mogul deputy in South India. The nizam was assassinated in , and in the ensuing confusion Haidar came by enough wealth to equip his own contingent and to distinguish himself in the service of Nanjraj, the new strong man of Mysore.

Nanjraj's involvement in the Anglo-French contest for supremacy in India gave Haidar the opportunity to master the art of warfare and learn the value of European as compared to Indian military training.

Under Nanjraj, Mysore went bankrupt. Haidar, known for efficient leadership, first rose to be Nanjraj's most trusted lieutenant and later replaced him as usurper. Some nobles, in conspiracy with the Marathas, almost ousted him, but because of developments in North India the Marathas withdrew, and Haidar recovered full control in By he had extended his sway northward well beyond the Tungabhadra.

For the rest of his life, with his superior diplomacy and strong army, Haidar Ali struggled to retain or add to his possessions against the Marathas in the northwest and the British on the east and west coasts. The Marathas made four very damaging campaigns against Haidar. But after the death of their greatest leader, Madhava Rao I, in , Haidar exploited their internal discords and their confrontation with the British to extend his control beyond the Tungabhadra to the Krishna, and then he enlisted their support against the British.

Haidar tried to gain the friendship of the British to be able to cope with the Marathas, but the British wanted to undermine his power.