Tipu Sultan - Hero or Villian

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Re: Tipu Sultan - Hero or Villian

@Ali_Syed

^ this debate seems to be run by some Hindu historians, who picked up the straws from the Brits of Tipu’s time. They had to villify him to justify their own actions in Mysore.

U seem to be in some sort of denial unfortunately. So let us stick to his letters.

1.What do you think of the letters written by him boasting of converting people ? I provided the links from the wikipedia. So we can stick to Tipu Sultan’s own testimony and leave aside the historians for the time being.
2.The archaeological survey of India has listed three temples - throughout India - which were destroyed during the reign of Tipu Sultan. These were the Harihareshwar Temple at Harihar which was converted into a mosque, the Varahswami Temple in Seringapatam and the Odakaraya Temple in Hospet . What are your ideas here ? Why did he do such a thing ?