The sword of Tipu Sultan
One of the famous rulers of India tipu sultan Once again in the headlines. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore. Sword on 23 May in London auction Did. His prized sword was sold for $17.4 million. In Indian rupees, this price comes to around Rs 143 crores. Tipu ruled from 1782 to 1799 in South India. Him Mysore It was also called the tiger.
At the same time, with the auction of Tipu’s sword, the discussion has started as to how many swords he had. In fact, India’s fugitive industrialist Vijay Mallya bought a sword of Tipu in the year 2003. Let us know what is this matter after all?
Tipu Sultan was defeated by the British in 1799
Tipu Sultan was defeated by the British in the year 1799. After this, along with capturing his palace, the British had confiscated many valuable things. It also had many weapons and Tipu’s sword. This sword was auctioned by Bonhams House. He issued a statement and explained in detail about the sword. The statement said that the handle of the sword was decorated with gold calligraphy. In this, two prayers of God were mentioned along with the five qualities of God.
The sword was the biggest of Tipu’s weapons.
Before the auction, Bonhams CEO Bruno Vinciguerra said that this sword was the largest and most luxurious of all the weapons associated with Tipu Sultans. These things are still in his personal hands. This was Tipu’s deep attachment to the sword. Canon told that this sword got seven times more amount than expected. Bonhams praised Tipu saying that he was a pioneer in the use of rocket artillery and used it in battles.
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After the death of Tipu Sultan, his sword was given as a gift to British Major General David Baird. Actually Baird had made Tipu a prisoner. For 204 years this sword was with Baird’s family. After this, Baird’s family gave it to Britain’s House Dix Noonan Webb.
What is the connection with Vijay Mallya?
Tipu Sultan’s sword was auctioned in the year 2003. This sword was bought by Vijay Mallya in the year 2003. But the question is that if it was the sword of Tipu Sultan, then whose sword is now sold in the auction. Did Tipu Sultan have two swords and Baird’s family got two swords. According to a report in Navbharat Times, a London media outlet and a newspaper claim that the swords of both Noonans and Bonhams are the same.
Historian Nidhin Olinkar believes that the sword that Bonhams has just auctioned belongs to Mallya. In the year 2018, it was told in many media reports that Vijay Mallya has returned the sword bought by Tipu Sultan. Mallya felt that because of this his bad phase started coming. After the claim of Tipu’s sword being auctioned on May 23 this year, it is being said that Bonhams might have bought this sword from Mallya. The name of the buyer of the sword has not been disclosed.
