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Haidar Ali

American  
[hahy-duhr ah-lee, ah-lee] / ˈhaɪ dər ˈɑ li, ɑˈli /
Or Hyder Ali

noun

  1. 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.


Haidar Ali British  
/ ˈhaɪdər ˈɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Hyder Ali

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Taherzadeh and a 36-year-old man named Haidar Ali, who were living in the building the time, were charged with impersonating federal law enforcement.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

Mysore remained independent under its line of Hindu kings till the throne was usurped by Haidar Ali and his son and successor, "Tippoo," who together ruled for about forty years.

From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert

Towards the close of the year, indeed, he took the ill-judged step of joining with Haidar Ali and the Nizam with the object of expelling the British from every part of the Indian Continent.

From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

Under this compact Central India was pacified, and the Carnatic protected from the encroachments of the notorious Haidar Ali Khan, and his son, the equally famous Tippu Sahib.

From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

In 1780 Haidar Ali with an immense army suddenly invaded the Carnatic, and annihilated a British force that was sent to oppose him; and Tipu, his son and successor, continued the campaign.

From The Story of Madras by Barlow, Glyn

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