HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Shivaji
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Jai Singh
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Tipu Sultan
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Rani of Jhansi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tipu Sultan had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon, then at the height of his powers, landed in Egypt and was believed to be on his way to India, ostensibly at the invitation of Tipu Sultan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both Hyder Ali and Tipu sought an alliance with the French, the only European power still strong enough to challenge the British East India Company in the subcontinent. In 1782, Louis XVI concluded an alliance with the Peshwa Madhu Rao Narayan.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution influenced Mysore’s former leader, Tipu Sultan. He adopted the name, Citizen Tipu, and allied with the French to fight the British forces in India.