Third Anglo-Mysore War

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18th-century conflict war

The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and a British-led coalition that significantly curtailed Mysore’s power and territory.

Aliases (2)

Defeat of the Kingdom of Mysore ×1
Third Mysore War ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Third Mysore War →
belligerentSide	British East India Company-led coalition → Mysore under Tipu Sultan →
cause	Mysore’s expansionist policy → Tipu Sultan’s attack on Travancore →
coalitionMember	British East India Company → Kingdom of Great Britain → Maratha Empire → Nizam of Hyderabad →
commander	Tipu Sultan →
conflictType	Anglo-Mysore War →
endTime	1792 →
followedBy	Fourth Anglo-Mysore War →
historicalPeriod	Late 18th century →
impact	Reduction of Mysore to a buffer state → Shift in regional balance of power in favor of the British →
location	Kingdom of Mysore → Southern India →
mainBelligerent	British East India Company → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Mysore → Maratha Empire → Nizam of Hyderabad →
notableFigure	Charles Cornwallis → Tipu Sultan →
opposingCommander	Charles Cornwallis → Lord Cornwallis →
partOf	Anglo-Mysore Wars →
precededBy	Second Anglo-Mysore War →
regionAffected	Deccan → Malabar Coast →
result	Cession of nearly half of Mysore territory → Defeat of the Kingdom of Mysore → Strengthening of British influence in southern India → Territorial losses for Mysore → Treaty of Seringapatam →
significantBattle	Battle of Arakere → Battle of Sathyamangalam → Siege of Bangalore → Siege of Seringapatam (1792) →
startTime	1789 →
treaty	Treaty of Seringapatam →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Cornwallis → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis →	participatedIn
Third Anglo-Mysore War ("Third Mysore War") →	alsoKnownAs
Treaty of Seringapatam →	endedConflict
Second Anglo-Mysore War →	followedBy
British East India Company →	involvedInWar
Treaty of Seringapatam →	precededBy
Third Anglo-Mysore War ("Defeat of the Kingdom of Mysore") →	result