Capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore war was:

Question

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 4:

The correct answer is Srirangapatna. Srirangapatna served as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore under both Tipu Sultan and his father, Hyder Ali. This strategically important fortress city, situated on an island in the Cauvery River, was the heart of Tipu Sultan’s resistance against the burgeoning power of the British East India Company. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799) culminated in the decisive Siege of Srirangapatna, where the British, under the command of General George Harris, launched a massive assault. Tipu Sultan chose to defend his capital bravely and died fighting valiantly at the gates of the fort on May 4, 1799, marking the end of the Mysore resistance and the effective annexation of a major portion of his kingdom by the British.

The incorrect option is 1:
Udupi is a coastal town far from Srirangapatna and was not the political or military capital of Tipu Sultan's kingdom. It was never the site of any major confrontation or the location of Tipu Sultan's death during the Anglo-Mysore Wars.

The incorrect option is 2:
Bangalore was a significant city and military stronghold within the Kingdom of Mysore, and it was captured by the British in the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1791). However, it was not the capital where Tipu Sultan resided or the place where he made his final stand against the British.

The incorrect option is 3:
Mysore city was the traditional seat of the Wodeyar dynasty, whom Tipu Sultan’s family had initially supplanted. While important, Srirangapatna was the administrative and military capital, and Tipu Sultan did not die in Mysore city but rather defending his main fortress at Srirangapatna.