Title: Death and betrayal: the final years of the reign of Tipu SultanSubmitted by: Kate Brittlebank, School of Historical Studies, Monash University, AustraliaThe death in 1799 at the hands of the British and their allies of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the once powerful south-Indian kingdom of Mysore, and the capture of his island capital Srirangapattana, were said to have resulted from the treachery of several of his most senior men. Later accounts, both British and indigenous, make much of this betrayal as the cause of Tipu's demise. The paper will re-examine the evidence on which this theory is based and ask how significant a role treachery really played . In doing so, it will highlight certain issues relating to the historiography of the event, as well as of the final years of Tipu's reign. Return to Abstracts menuCarol Burnett Phone: 61 - 3 - 9349 1899 Email: c.burnett@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
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