Second Siege Of Nargund
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The second siege of Nargund was a siege conducted by
Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (, , ''Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu''; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery ...
, the
Sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...
of
Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
, in
Nargund Naragunda is a town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Nargund is located at . It has an average elevation of 605 metres (1984 feet). Etymology The name "Nargund" comes from "Nari Gundu", which means "Hi ...
in 1785. Tipu Sultan, along with his commander, Burhanudhin, defeated the
Marathas The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...
and recaptured Nargund.


Event

In 1778,
Hyder Ali Hyder Ali (''Haidar'alī''; ; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's ...
, the Sultan of
Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
, had successfully besieged the Maratha territory of Nargund. He retained its ruler, Vyankatrao Bhave, as a puppet and forced him to pay tribute. After the death of Hyder Ali, Bhave refused Tipu Sultan's demand for increased tribute and attempted to rejoin the Marathas, with whom Bhave's loyalty had always lain. Tipu Sultan sent his son-in-law Burhanudhin to recapture Nargund. Burhanudhin trapped Vyankatrao in his fort in February 1785. Vyankatrao eventually surrendered and the territory returned to Mysore rule in July 1785.


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