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Titled ‘The Battle of Pollilur’, this is another work from the treasury of Tipu Sultan that was recently.

Known to be a patron of art, Tipu Sultan commissioned numerous significant paintings.

Titled ‘The Battle of Pollilur’, the work is nearly 32-foot long monumental painting.

It depicts the victory of the Mysore army led by Haidar Ali, the ruler of Mysore, and his son Tipu, against the British East India Company forces in the Battle of Pollilur or the Battle of Perambakam (1780).

The work was commissioned by Tipu Sultan (the last ruler of Mysore), as part of a large mural for the newly built Daria Daulat Bagh in Seringapatam in 1784.

Another memorabilia of Tipu is the “Magic Box”.

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