Tipu Sultan (c 1750-1799) was born in Devanhalli, Karnataka. His father, Hyder Ali, made himself Muslim ruler of Mysore around 1761. From an early age Tipu accompanied his father on military ...

The domed and minareted Jumma Masjid mosque was constructed by Tipu in 1787 AD. It towers above the town of Srirangapatna and has two lofty minarets. A flight of about two hundred steps leads to ...