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Kingdom of Mysore
Mysorean Military Commanders and Officials
at Sedaseer and Seringapatam in 1799
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
ABDAL WAHAB
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Zumroo Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
ABDUL CAUDER [1] (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
ABDUL CADUR (2)
Bukshie
[Kurreem Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
ABDUL KHAN GHORU (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Ahmudy Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
ASAD ANWAR
Senior Mysorean official who handled Tipu's private affairs and
correspondence - fluent in Persian, Marathi and Kannada.
'ALI REZA KHAN
Senior Mysorean military commander: vakil and sirdar.
Also accompanied Tipu's hostage sons to Madras in 1793. After the 1799 defeat he
became a pensioner of the British receiving 3000 star pagodas per annum. [see also: Ghulam 'Ali Khan].
B
BADRUZZAMAN KHAN
Senior Mysorean official.
After the 1799 defeat he became a
pensioner of the British, received 3000 star pagodas per annum.
BAKSHI BHEEM RAO
Second, and later, First bukshie of the silladar horse.
BAKUR BEG
Bukshie
[Musij Kutcheri Fouge]
Wounded and taken prisoner at Sedaseer on 6 March 1799.
BOODUN BEG (d.1799)
Bukshie
Killed on 4 May 1799.
C
CUMMER-U-DEEN (see KUMMER-U-DEEN)
D
DAOUD BEGELEE
Stable Horse - Mokuldar /Colonel of regiment of cavalry - Mokumdar
[Ally Kutcheri]
Wounded at Mallavelly on 27 March 1799.
G
GHOLAM MAHADEEN (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Killed at Sedaseer on 6 March.
GHULAM 'ALI KHAN (1758-1863)
Senior Mysorean military commander: vakil and sirdar.
Chief vakil of the embassy sent by Tipu to his Ottoman counterpart, Sultan Abdul Hamid I in Constantinople in the period 1786-1790. He sailed from Tadri (on the Malabar Coast) to Musqat and Basra, then overland to Baghdad and Constantinople, returning home via Alexandria and Jeddah to Calicut; in 1792 he accompanied Tipu's hostage sons, Abdul Khaliq and Maizzuddin, to Madras. After the 1799 defeat Ghulam 'Ali Khan became a pensioner of the British, and allegedly received 3000 star pagodas per annum [see also: 'Ali Reza Khan]; appointed as District Munsif of Krishnagiri in 1816; retired in 1854; died at Krishnagiri in 1863 at the age of 105; buried on the southern side of Shahi Masjid Fort, Krishnagiri.
GLEOLAM KHODAD (d.1799)
Bukshie
[Pedul Kutcheri Zumroo]
Killed on 4 May 1799, with Tipu Sultan.
H
HAFIZ MUHAMMAD HABIBULLAH
Tipu's chief munshi
HUBBEEB CAWN
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Kurrum Kutcheri]
Wounded on 26 April 1799.
HUSSEIN ALLY CAWN [1] (d.1799)
Jageerdar
Young Mysorean commander noted for his valour and talent.
Killed on 6 April in defence of the tope of Sultaunpettah.
HUSSEIN ALLY CAWN [2]
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Fouge Kutcheri]
Wounded on 20 April 1799, in defence of the Powder Mills.
HUSSEIN HULLEEL (d.1799)
Bukshie
[Futtah Kutcheri Fouge]
Wounded at Mallavelly on 27 March, died later of his wounds.
HYDER MALIK (d.1799)
Stable Horse - Mokuldar/ Colonel of regiment of cavalry - Mokumdar
[Kaeem Kutcheri]
Killed at Mallavelly on 27 March 1799.
I
IMAUM U DEEN
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Kurrum Kutcheri]
Wounded on 26 April 1799.
K
KHAN JEHAN CAWN
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Zumroo Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799; later pensioned at 500 pagodas per annum for life.
KUMMER-U-DEEN (also CUMMER-U-DEEN or KAMMAR-UD-DIN)
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
Had been sent by Tipu towards Coveraporam, with four thousand Mysore cavalry, to
impede the march of General Floyd who was escorting the relief supply convoys to
Seringapatam (after 19 April). As a consequence Kummer-U-Deen was absent when the
final assault took place. He sent a message to General Harris on 7 May indicating
his preparedness to surrender. By 14 May Kummer-U-Deen and all the principal surviving Commanders had surrendered, with their troops, to the British.
M
MAHOMED BAKUR
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Mokuddum Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
MAHOMED CASSIM (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
MAHOMED CAWN
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Futtah Kutcheri]
Wounded at Sedaseer and Mallavelly on 27 March 1799.
MAHOMED DAOUD (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Nazir Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
MAHOMMED DARWAISH
Senior Mysorean official
MAHOMMED HALIM
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
MAHOMED HUSSEIN BINTOURIE (d.1799)
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Zumroo Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
MAHOMED IMAUM (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Wounded at Sedaseer on 6 March; killed on 4 May 1799.
MAHOMED MEERAN
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Fouge Kutcheri]
Killed on 6 March 1799 at Sedaseer.
MAUZZUM KHAN (also MURZEEM KHAN, MOZEM KHAN, or MOZAM CAWN)
Bukshie
[Musij Kutcheri Fouge]
Badly wounded (in the thigh) and taken prisoner at Sedaseer on 6 March 1799.
MEER BOODUN (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Nazir Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
MEER GOLUM HUSSEIN (also MIR GHULAM HUSSEIN)
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Fouge Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
MIR NADIM
Commandant of the fort of Seringapatam: Qul'adar.
Alleged to have refused to open a gate when ordered to do so by Tipu during the
fighting. Tipu was subsequently wounded and killed as he attempted to pass
through another inner gate leading to the interior of the fort. Mir Nadim
subsequently received the British officers at the palace when they entered the
fort in search of Tipu.
MIR SADIQ (d.1799)
Tipu's Chief Minister: Diwan.
Alleged to have betrayed Tipu to the British - was killed by Mysorean troops
immediately following the defeat (as he attempted to go over to the British). On
the mural painting depicting the battle of Pollilur on the outer wall of the
Daria Daulat at Seringapatam the face of Mir Sadiq has been erased, apparently in consequence of his treachery.
MIRZA BOKHAR (also MIRZEE BAUKIR)
Bukshie
Wounded (bayonetted and shot) and taken prisoner at Sedaseer on 6 March 1799.
MUHAMMAD REZA (d.1799)
Senior Mysorean military commander: sirdar.
Also known as the 'Benki Nawab', 'Binky Nabob' or the 'Fire Nawab'. Killed at the battle of
Sedaseer [Siddheshwara] on 5 March 1799. The word 'Benki' in Kanarese literally
means 'fire', signifying in this case a soldier who brought fire and destruction
to his enemies.
Q
QAMARUDDIN KHAN [also CUMMER U DEEN or MEER CUMMER U DEEN KHAN]
Senior Mysorean military commander: sirdar.
Cousin of Tipu.
His relationship with the British deteriorated in the 12 months after the fall of
Seringapatam. Was given the jagir of Gurramkonda by the Nizam of Hyderabad. By
1800 he had allegedly died from 'a fatal disease too terrible to be described.'
[Kirmani]
R
RAJI KHAN [also RAJAH CAWN] (d.1799)
Tipu's personal attendant and 'favourite slave': chela and 'chief
governor' of all the domestic servants.
Raji Khan was wounded in the fighting near the Water Gate when Tipu was killed on
4 May. He was found alive amongst the dense mass of bodies underneath Tipu's
palankeen. Raji Khan indicated to the British the location of Tipu's body.
S
SAIYID GHUFAIR (also SAYYID GAFFUR or SYED GOFFAR) (d.1799)
Senior Mysorean military commander: sirdar.
Originally in the service of the Nawab of Arcot, then employed by the East India
company as a commander of the revenue corps. Captured by Tipu in 1782. Agreed to
serve in Tipu's army.
Killed at the beginning of the assault on 4 May 1799.
SAIYID SAHEB (Mir Mu'inuddin) (c.1740-1799)
Senior Mysorean military commander: sirdar.
Cousin of Tipu, and also father-in-law through Tipu's 1796 marriage to his daughter.
Killed at the beginning of the assault on 4 May 1799.
SHAD MAHOMED SUNEEN (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Nazir Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SHAIK ISMAEL (d.1799)
Bukshie
[Pedul Kutcheri Zumroo]
Killed on 4th May 1799, at the West Angle of the fortress.
SHAIK MAHOMED [1]
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Wounded at Sedaseer on 6 March 1799.
SHAIK MAHOMED [2] (d.1799)
Stable Horse - Mokuldar/ Colonel of regiment of cavalry - Mokumdar
[Moize Kutcheri]
Killed at Mallavelly on 27 March 1799.
SHEER BEG (d.1799)
Bukshie
Killed on 20 April 1799, in defence of the Powder Mills.
SHEER CAWN (d.1799)
Chief of Revenue - Meer Asiff
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SUBDER CAWN
Bukshie
[Pedul Kutcheri Zumroo]
Wounded on 20 April 1799, in defence of the Powder Mills.
SYED ABDUL BHAMAR (d.1799)
Bukshie
[Allay Kutcheri Zumroo]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED ABDUL GHUMEER (d.1799)
Bukshie
[Allay Kutcheri Zumroo]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED ACHRUFF (d.1799)
Principal Lord - Meer Meeran
[Zumroo Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED AMEEN
Lord of the Treasury - Meer Kazim
[Tosha Khana Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
SYED BOODUN
Lord of the Treasury - Meer Kazim
[Tosha Khana Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
SYED MAHODEEN
Bukshie
[Nasir Kutcheri]
Wounded on 4 May 1799.
SYED MAHOMED [1] (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Ahmudy Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED MAHOMED [2] (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Nazir Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED MAHOMED [3] (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Goffoor Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED MAHOMED CAWN (d.1799)
Chief of Revenue - Meer Asiff
Killed on 4 May 1799.
SYED SHALLIE (d.1799)
Colonel - Sepahdar (commander of a cushoon)
[Ally Kutcheri]
Killed on 4 May 1799.
T
TIPU SULTAN [also referred to as TIPPOO SAHIB or TIPPOO SULTAUN] (1750-1799)
Rajah of Mysore
Killed on 4 May 1799.
Z
ZEIN UL-ABIDIN SHASTARI
Senior Mysorean official.
Accused of betraying Tipu.
Sources:
Extracted from: BEATSON, Alexander A View of the Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun. London: G. & W. Nichol, 1800. Appendix XXXI pp.
xciv-xcv; KIRMANI, Mir Hussain Ali Khan History of Tipu Sultan: being a
continuation of the Neshani Hyduri. Translated from Persian by Col. W. Miles. First publ.1864. [Reprint edition 1997]; BRITTLEBANK, Kate. "Tales of Treachery: Rumour as the Source of Claims that Tipu Sultan was Betrayed." Modern Asian Studies Vol. 37 No. 1 (2003) pp.195-211.