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Tipu Sultan, the 'Tiger of Mysore', was killed in 1799 in the:
ABattle of Plassey
BBattle of Buxar
CBattle of Shrirangapatnam
DThird Battle of Panipat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Battle of Shrirangapatnam
Tipu Sultan died defending his capital Shrirangapatnam (Srirangapatna) against the Company forces in 1799 — the climax of the fourth and final Anglo-Mysore War (1799). After his death, the Wodeyar dynasty was restored to Mysore under a subsidiary alliance with the British.
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