Tipu Sultan's weapons auctioned for six million pounds

[Shamain]

Reading their posts makes me want to spit on their faces.Tipu is a hero to every Pakistani.I wish someone from Pakistan buy these weapons..in Hinduon ki tareekh ghulami se bhari pari hai inko izzat kahan raas ayegi

In ki aur auqat hai bhi kya.

 

[SrNair]

What is your connection with a South Indian called Tipu?

Reading their posts makes me want to spit on their faces.Tipu is a hero to every Pakistani.I wish someone from Pakistan buy these weapons..in Hinduon ki tareekh ghulami se bhari pari hai inko izzat kahan raas ayegi

 

[Bornubus]

@jamahir , Gadaffi's gay lover, History of Islam, and Fiqh council of North America does not count as neutral sources.And neither is a stupid blog proclaiming Napolean to be a muslim, you lying forked tongued Snake . You should post articles from Al-Qaida's Inspire and IS weekly too.



All neutral sources indicate him being a rabid mad mullah who converted Hindus and Christians by force. And that pig of an Islamist invited Zaman shah to invade India to kill "kaffirs , the worshipper of many god, the followers of false religion" and to wage a "holy jihad against infidels and free the region of hindustan" - Extracts from letter written by Tipu sultan to Zaman shah and Caliph.




Entire wealth for every temple was confiscated by mad mullah Tipu before 1790. Only two temples in whole of Tipu's kingdom were having daily pujas and that too because Brahmin astrologers of those two temples use to read Tipu's horoscope.

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Tipu destroyed at least three Hindu temples: the Harihareswara temple at Harihar, the Varahaswami temple at Srirangapatnam, and the Odakaraya temple at Hospet. In the Tamil land and in Malabar, he earned the sobriquet of “a Brahman-killer and a despoiler of south Indian temples” (Brittlebank, 1997, pp. 125-126; see also Logan, 1887/2000, p. 449).







His forced conversion, circumcision, and merciless massacre of the Hindus and Christians in Malabar have been graphically described by the Portuguese traveler Fra Paolino da San Bartolomeo (1748-1806; Bartolomeo, 1800). Roderick Mackenzie (1793) commented on Tipu’s march to Trinomaly and his mayhem there in 1790: Here neither respect, for the grandeur and antiquity of their temples, nor veneration for the sacred rites of a religion whose origin no time records, proved any protection for the persons or property, even of the first Brahmins. Their pagodas, breached with sacrilegious cannon, were forcibly entered, their altars defiled, their valuables seized, their dwellings reduced to ashes, and the devastation was rendered still more horrible by the scattered remains of men, women and children, mangled beneath a murderous sword. (Vol. 1, p. 203)







Tipu Sultan’s ceremonial sword bears an unabashed admission inscribed on it: “My victorious sabre is lightning for the destruction of the unbelievers.” He publicly claimed himself to be a descendant of Muhammad and his avowed aim was “to restore the religion of that prophet by destroying or proselytizing all heathens and infidels.” At the center of his personal seal that validated all his public dispatches the Arabic inscription reads: “I am the messenger of the true faith;” around the edge of the seal a couplet in Persian reads: “From conquest, and the protection of the Royal Hyder, comes my title of Sultan; and the world, as under the sun and moon, subject to my signet” (Dirom, 1794, p. 251)








His own writings (Sultan-ut-Tawarikh and Tarikh-I-Khudadadi) speak eloquently of his religious fanaticism (Sharma, 1991, p. 109, inscription on Tipu’s sword cited on p. 118). He even dreamed of either converting or conquering the infidel (M. Husain, 1957, 64 # 13, p. 67 # 17)






As a contemporary estimate has it, a dark and intolerant bigotry excluded from Tippoo’s choice all but the true believers; and unlimited persecution united in detestation of his rule every Hindoo in his dominions. In the Hindoos no degree of merit was a passport to favour; in the Mussulman no crime could ensure displeasure. (Wilks, 1810-1817/1869, Vol. 2, p. 383)







Tipu expressed in his letter of February 16, 1799, to the Grand Seignior of Constantinople for the latter’s desire, "for the sake of the whole body of the faith and religious brotherhood, to afford assistance to our Brethren Mussulmans; support our holy theology and not withhold my [Tipu’s] power and endeavours in defending the region of Hindustan from the machinations and evils of these enemies [the English and the French Christians]." (Kausar, 1980, p. 268)






He invited Zaman Shah to attack the Mughal capital of Delhi because the Emperor Shah Alam had “reduced the faith to . . . weakness” (he had become a pensioner of the powerful Maratha leader of Gwalior, Mahadji Shinde, ca. 1730-1794) and the letter of invitation concluded with a report how near a hundred thousand followers of the faith, nay more, assembled every Friday, the Sabbath of the Mussulmans, in the two mosques of the capital, better known as the Aulah and the Asqa mosques, and after the prescribed form of prayers, supplicate the Bestower of all things according to the words of the Scripture, “Grant thy aid, O God! To those who aid the religion of Muhammad; and let us be of that number; Destroy those, O God! Who would destroy the religion of Muhammad; and let not us be their number”. (Kausar, 1980, 141-142)






He boasted his conquest of Calicut in a missive to Syed Abdul Dulai: " With the grace of Prophet Mohammad and Allah, almost all Hindus in Calicut are converted to Islam. Only on the borders of Cochin State a few are still not converted. I am determined to convert them also very soon. I consider this as “Jehad” to achieve that object." (cited in Sharma, 1991, pp. 111-112)






In his letter of February 10, 1799, to the Grand Seignior of Constantinople Tipu claimed that “near five hundred thousand of the infidels of the district of Calicut, Nuzzuraband, Zufferabaud, and Ashrufabaud . . . have been converted at different times” (Martin, 1837, p. 30).






In a military manual titled Fat’hul Mujahidin (Victory of the Holy Warrior), he also declared a “Holy War . . . against the English,” who were alleged to have “converted many Muslims . . . [and] enslaved many Muslim women and children . . . [and] destroyed Muslim mosques and tombs to build their idol-houses [churches] thereon” (Habib, 1999, p. xxv).



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Muslims in Tipu's reign were exempted from paying housetax and taxes on grains and other goods of their personal needs.converts were given exemption from such taxes. Tipu removed Hindus from all major administrative position and replaced them with Muslims with an exception of Diwan Purnaiah. Another change was introduction of Persian as medium of account in revenue department. In Wodeyars rule, acounts were made in Kannada and marathi.

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Now coming to excuses that seculars provide for their defence of his bigotry:

1. Presence of some Hindus in administration is often presented as a defence against his bigotry. What it completely ignored that while some Hindus were appointed at administrative post due to their administrative acumen, even an illiterate muslim was given preference over a Hindu, if skill of that Hindu were not indispensable.

All Hindu appointees were highly qualified and though all of them were not impeccable and some outright corrupt, as Francis Buchanan (1762-1829) found out, getting rid of the bad apples “was impossible, for no other persons in the country had any knowledge of business” (Buchanan, 1999, p. 167). However, Tipu appointed even illiterate Muslims as Asophs [Lord Lieutenants] who were “entirely sunk in indolence, voluptuousness, and ignorance” (Buchanan, 1999, p. 167).


2. He called Swami Sachidanand Bharti as Jagatguru . What seculars completely ignored is that he called him Jagatguru in a letter in which he implored him to impress upon Marathas to some to his aid. A slick political move.


3. Tipu patronized the temples of Sri Gandeswara and Sri Ranganatha . He did that because of his belief in Astrology. He was engulfed by a sense of Foreboding doom and often resorted to religious rituals and wore apotropaic objects and trinkets—Hindu as well as Islamic—either to avert a disaster or to attain success in his undertakings.




Anyway, Tipu hardly won any war, his father was kicked in his *** by Marathas while he himself was defeated by a small Nair force at the fortification at Nedamkota.

The reason why he is loved is because self hating Indians see his massacres of tens of thousands of people as communist revolution of 18th century, while Muslims in India see his actions as worthy of ghazi.

Even Aurangzeb was not as great ghazi as Tipu if we consider that Tipu ruled over an area which was 10 times smaller than that of Aurangzeb.Tipu is responsible for heavy Islamic presence in Malabar and concentration of Muslim population correlates well with his invasion route and devastation.

Read about Akkaral support to Tipu.The muslims of Kerala openly supported the massacres of Nairs and Namboothiris of Malabar by the hands of tipu's forces.

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@SrNair @levina @MokshaVimukthi @mooppan @nair and other Keralites. Would you shine some more lights on deeds of Ghazi Tipu sultan.This is history of your state and you would be knowing much more about glorious deeds of Islamic Ghazi.

@Tridibans @doppelganger @SarthakGanguly @SitaramVillas

Thanks

Very informative post

 

[Erhabi]

What is your connection with a South Indian called Tipu?

He was a great Muslim ruler and he fought against the British imperialists valiantly and got martyred.The same connection I got with Muhammad Bin Qasim, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Tariq Bin Ziyad, Salahuddin Ayubi and many others. Hindus got nothing to be proud of I can understand your frustration..well actually i cant .sorry

 

[SarthakGanguly]

My signature sums it up. My visit to his museum was disturbing. Nobody reads the papers in the glass boxes. Those who do can easily know. Jamahirs and showstoppers will love him. He killed Hindus and converted them by force. Something they do celebrate. How can self respecting Hindus do that?

He was a great Muslim ruler and he fought against the British imperialists valiantly and got martyred.The same connection I got with Muhammad Bin Qasim, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Tariq Bin Ziyad, Salahuddin Ayubi and many others. Hindus got nothing to be proud of I can understand your frustration..well actually i cant .sorry

Yes. He was the ideal Muslim ruler and Hindus have nothing to be proud of Tipu.

 

[SrNair]

@anonymus The majority of the Muslims in Malabar are the converted Hindus especially Nairs and Brahmins .
That bigot was responsible for this.

 

[anonymus]

My signature sums it up. My visit to his museum was disturbing. Nobody reads the papers in the glass boxes. Those who do can easily know. Jamahirs and showstoppers will love him. He killed Hindus and converted them by force. Something they do celebrate. How can self respecting Hindus do that?


Yes. He was the ideal Muslim ruler and Hindus have nothing to be proud of Tipu.

Probably one of theirs ancestor was converted by "Sword of Islam-Tipu Sultan". As I have stated, he was an even bigger Ghazi than Aurangzeb.

 

[SrNair]

He was a great Muslim ruler and he fought against the British imperialists valiantly and got martyred.The same connection I got with Muhammad Bin Qasim, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Tariq Bin Ziyad, Salahuddin Ayubi and many others. Hindus got nothing to be proud of I can understand your frustration..well actually i cant .sorry

When did you got the connection with entire Muslim rulers/murders ?
Its been 67 years after partition and you suffered a lot and still didnt learn a lesson.

 

[Erhabi]

When did you got the connection with entire Muslim rulers/murders ?
Its been 67 years after partition and you suffered a lot and still didnt learn a lesson.

Lol a Hindu will never get it..leave it dont stress urself

 

[Hindustani78]

Islamic and Indian Art
21 Apr 2015, starting at 10:30 BST.
London, New Bond Street


A magnificent two shot superimposed-load silver-mounted Flintlock Sporting Gun from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan, by Asad Khan-e Muhammad
Seringapatam, dated Mawludi 1222/ AD 1793-94



Sold for £722,500 (SEK 9,423,714) inc. premium



Tipu Sultan's firepower fetches over Rs 56 crore
April 23, 2015 09:07 IST
Auction house Bonhams has sold a spectacular collection of arms and armour once owned by Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan for over 6 million pounds (Rs 56.8 crore).

The valuables, auctioned on April 21, included sabres, gemset trophy swords, embroidered arrow quivers, exquisite quilted helmets, blunderbusses, fowling pieces, sporting guns, pistols, and a threepounder bronze cannon -- each and every weapon a work of art in its own right.

Let’s take a look at some of the big-ticket sales:



Item: An historically-important composite Flintlock pistol with left-hand lock, the barrel and mechanism made for Tipu Sultan by craftsman Asad-e Amin at the Royal Workshop -- the stock bearing the Arms of Martin, Bengal -- at Seringapatam, dated AD 1797-98. Inscription on the top of the pistol reads: 'huwa al-bunduq sultan al-ilahi kubriya Allah 'ala al-fath al-Muhammad sara Haydar al-'ad midfa'al-kubriya huwa al-sultan bab fath Muhammad Haydar [sic], (It is the rifle of the divinely-appointed Sultan by the greatness of God, by the victory of Muhammad it was Haydar who conquered the enemy, it is the great gun of the Sultan, Haydar is the door to Muhammad's victory)

Sold For: 72,100 Pounds (Rs 67,52,450)



Item: A silver-mounted Flintlock pistol with left-hand lock, made for Tipu Sultan by craftsman Sayyid Ali at the Royal Workshop in Seringapatam, dated AD 1796-97.

Sold For: 62,500 Pounds (Rs 58,53,372)



Item: A pair of fine silver-mounted Flintlock pistols by craftsman Muhammad-e Almas, probably from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan in Seringapatam, dated AD 1791-92. Inscription on the barrel reads: 'Tofang-e shahanshah-e dara nazir ke az ghurreshash charkh darad khatir ze mey nashi ra mizedayad chonan ke dar chashm-e khuban nayabi athir (The gun of the Emperor who is like Darius Whose danger even the heavens fear to face, can so skilfully remove the intoxication from wine, that one will not find fire even in the eyes of the fair ones)'

Sold For: 2,54,500 Pounds (Rs 2,38,34,932)



Item: A magnificent two shot superimposed-load silver-mounted Flintlock Sporting Gun from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan, by craftsman Asad Khan-e Muhammad at Seringapatam, dated AD 1793-94. Inscription on the barrel reads: 'Tofang-e binazir-e khusraw-e hind ke bashad barq-e suzan thani-ye u tavanad sar-nevesht-e khasm bar-dasht hadaf gardad agar pishani-ye u, (The peerless rifle of the Khusraw of India to which the forked lightning is second can seal the enemy's fate if his forehead is made the target.)

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Reading their posts makes me want to spit on their faces.Tipu is a hero to every Pakistani.I wish someone from Pakistan buy these weapons..in Hinduon ki tareekh ghulami se bhari pari hai inko izzat kahan raas ayegi

You can spit on your monitor. Or ask the next Hindu on the road and spit on him or her.

 

[SrNair]

He was a great Muslim ruler and he fought against the British imperialists valiantly and got martyred.The same connection I got with Muhammad Bin Qasim, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Tariq Bin Ziyad, Salahuddin Ayubi and many others. Hindus got nothing to be proud of I can understand your frustration..well actually i cant .sorry

Frustration ???
You will take proud about any muslims inthe world.Dont have any surprise when those Arabs treat you like a rag.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

In ki aur auqat hai bhi kya.

Frustration ???
You will take proud about any muslims inthe world.Dont have any surprise when those Arabs treat you like a rag.

You are underestimating the strength of the Ummah. It is his right to celebrate Tipu. For us Hindus was a dark phase.

 

[Erhabi]

Frustration ???
You will take proud about any muslims inthe world.Dont have any surprise when those Arabs treat you like a rag.

wow..How can you think so much with that little peanut inside ur skull and dont die? Are you related to Sunny Leone or Rakhi Sawant?

 

[SrNair]

Of Course a Pakistani Muslim ummah can understand without any problem.
And we can see that when those Arab spit on you.

Lol a Hindu will never get it..leave it dont stress urself