History IindiaTipuSultan

 #Tipu Sultan Masjid, Calcutta, India. Photograph circa 1896-1900. 

#Tipu Sultan masjid was built in 1842 by Prince Ghulam Mohammed (1795-1892), the youngest son of Tipu Sultan. An identical mosque, which was earlier built in 1835 by him is at Tollygunge.

#Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the South Indian Deccani Kingdom of Mysore, was engaged in a series of wars with the British East India Company, which had sought trade favours from Tipu at first, and later tried to annex his kingdom by military force. 

After the last war, with Tipu's death on the battlefield and six years after Tipu's death, the entire family was exiled to Calcutta by the British Government. During that period the capital of Mysore Sriranga patnam was captured by British Army. 

Son of Tipu Sultan, Gholam Mohammed was a child when arrived in Calcutta. He was a man of varied qualities. He was also involved in many public works and associated with a committee formed for maintenance of roadways and buildings.

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