TIPPU WAS FALSELY GLORIFIED BY OUR HISTORIANS. TO APOEADE MINORITIES
DR K PRABHAKAR RAO
Think of massacre of scores of brahmins at melkote temle in karnataka and looting of temple gold and gewellery that were carried away on many elephants by tippu sultan in the past in 18 century. the original evil looking photograph of tippu confirms his personality and eveil deeds.. tippu was, a tyrant, cruel and murderer. in most if his hill forts, he had steep slopes identified that were used for flinging the condemned men to their death. Jamlabad fort was one such fort. Karnataka has many hill forts that were under Tippu and were death centers. tippus father Hyder Ali was no less. he was equally cruel. during Hyder alis rule Bellary fort was built by a, French engineer it is a mighty fort. however Hyder Ali found that there were few other vantage hills over looking BELLARY fort near by and if the enemy occupied such hills could fire their artillery right into BELLARY fort. Annoyed at this , The engineer
Was hanged and buried at the entrance of BELLARY fort. his grave can be seen even now. Such were the marauders who we have glorified.
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