[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Cane # Cane This cane was acquired by the Indian Museum as having once been the property of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore from 1782-1799. If so, it would probably have been taken in the looting following the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, when the British army attacked his capital and Tipu Sultan was killed. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.2457-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.2457-is) · Pramāṇa