UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2019 · Q1(a) · 10 marks
"Tipu Sultan was trying to build in Mysore a strong centralized and militarized state, with ambitious territorial designs." Critically Examine 10 Marks
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Mysore and Tipu Sultan
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