SULTAN'S TIPU STELE

A stele was placed at the place where Tipu Sultan died on May 4, 1799. During the Fourth Mysore War, the British besieged the city of Srirangapatna. They managed to create a breach in the wall along the Cauvery River. Having heard of this breach, Tipu Sultan went to the scene to fight. He died of a bullet in this place and the kingdom of Mysore fell permanently into the hands of the British on this occasion.