Haidar Ali
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
The enemy were for the most part horsemen of Haidar Ali or of Tipu, his son and successor; and in 1799 the year in which Tipu was killed, the need for the Redoubt disappeared.
From The Story of Madras by Barlow, Glyn
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)
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