Treaty of 1799

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The Treaty of 1799 was the agreement imposed by the British and their allies on Mysore after Tipu Sultan’s defeat in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, leading to major territorial losses and the reorganization of the Mysore kingdom under a British-controlled regime.

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instanceOf Anglo-Mysore treaty
historical event
peace treaty
alternativeName Treaty of Seringapatam
surface form: Treaty of Seringapatam (1799)
caused major territorial losses for Mysore
reduction of Mysore to a princely state
changedPoliticalStatusOf Kingdom of Mysore
surface form: Mysore kingdom
established British paramountcy over Mysore
follows Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
hasConsequence consolidation of British power in southern India
end of Mysore as an independent military power
hasDate 1799-06-22
hasLocation Mysuru
surface form: Mysore

Srirangapatna
hasSignatory British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Maratha Empire
Nizam of Hyderabad
hasYear 1799
historicalRegion South India
imposedBy British East India Company
Maratha Empire
Nizam of Hyderabad
imposedOn Kingdom of Mysore
language English
Persian language
surface form: Persian
ledTo installation of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III as ruler of Mysore
restoration of Wodeyar dynasty in Mysore
limited Mysore’s sovereignty
partOf British expansion in South India
placedUnder British resident at Mysore
relatedTo Anglo-Mysore Wars
death of Tipu Sultan
required Mysore under Tipu Sultan
surface form: Mysore to accept British control over external relations

Mysore to maintain a subsidiary alliance with the British
payment of annual tribute by Mysore to the British
resultOf defeat of Tipu Sultan
tookEffectIn Kingdom of Mysore
surface form: Mysore kingdom
transferredTerritoryTo British East India Company
Maratha Empire
Nizam of Hyderabad
underAuthorityOf Governor-General
surface form: Governor-General of India

2nd Earl of Mornington
surface form: Lord Mornington (Richard Wellesley)

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Treaty of Seringapatam followedBy Treaty of 1799