Hyder Ali short note

Reign 1761–1782 Predecessor Krishnaraja Wodeyar II Successor Tipu Sultan Born c. 1720 Budikote, Kolar, Karnataka Died 7 December 1782[1] (aged 60–61) Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India Burial Srirangapatna, Karnataka 12°24′36″N 76°42′50″E Full name Shams ul-Mulk, Amir ud-Daula, Sultan Sayyid walShareef Nawab Hyder 'Ali Khan Bahadur House Mysore Father Fath Muhammad Religion Islam Hyder Ali Khan also known as Hyder Ali Sahib (Kannada: ಹೈದೆರ್ ಅಲಿ ಖಾನ್), Haidarālī (Kannada: ಹೈದರಾಲಿ) (c. 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Sayyid walSharif Hyder Ali Khan,[2] he distinguished himself militarily, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers. Rising to the post of Dalavayi (commander-in-chief) to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government. He became the de facto ruler of Mysore as Sarvadhikari (Chief Minister) by 1761.[2] He offered strong anti-colonial resistance against the military advances of the British East India Company during the First and Second Anglo–Mysore Wars, and he was the innovator of military use of the iron-cased Mysorean rockets.