Author: Irfan Habib
Publisher: Tulika
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 169
ISBN/UPC (if available): 818522952X
Description
This volume is a supplement to 'Confusing Colonialism: Resistance and Modernization under Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan' which was published as part of Srirangapatnam bicentennial.
The main object of this volume is not only to add fresh contributions to the papers collected in ‘Confronting Colonialism’, but also to present to the reader documentary evidence that has probably not received its due in studies on Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. It is hoped that the translations of text, commentaries on documents and interpretive essays contained here will mark a further stage of progress in the exploration and use of source material on Tipu Sultan in both Persian and French.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
DOCUMENTS
War and Peace: Tipu Sultan’s Account of the Last Phase of the Second War with the English, 1783-84
The Diplomatic Vision of Tipu Sultan: Briefs for Embassies to Turkey and France, 1785-86
State Intervention in the Economy: Tipu’s Orders to Revenue Collectors, 1792-97, A Calendar
The Memories of Lieutenant-Colonel Russel concerning Mysore: In the Service Historique de I’Armee de Terre, Chateau de Vincennes, Paris
ESSAYS
Tipu Sultan’s Quest for Legitimacy and his Commercial Measures
France and Mysore: A History of Diverse French Strategies
Srirangapatnam Revisited: History as Experience rather than Event
Appendix: The Calendar of Tippoo Sultan
Contributors
Index