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Why was Mysore considered a threat by the British to their possessions and mercantile interests in the south? Do you think that Tipu Sultan’s posturing became his undoing?

  • UPSC 2009
  • British Expansion in India

Under Tipu Sultan, Mysore grew into the single power in southern India capable of contesting British military, economic, and diplomatic dominance simultaneously — making it a threat of unusual breadth rather than a merely military rival.

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