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Hyder Ali

Related Category: South Asian History: Biographies

see Haidar Ali.

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Haidar Ali - or Hyder Ali 1722–82, Indian ruler. A Muslim of peasant stock, he rose by military brilliance to command the army of the Hindu state of Mysore. By 1761 he was virtual ruler of Mysore and b...