A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c20.54

c20.54

Tipu, who never suffered from an excess of compunction or compassion when his own interests were at stake, annexed the estate bodily to his dominions in 1786. Thirteen years later he was killed at Seringapatam, and in the settlement that followed the little territory was made over to the Nizâm of Haidarâbâd, the English Government retaining all lands on their side of the Tungabhadrâ. Partly in compensation for this loss of land the Government has till very recently paid an annual pension to the head of the Ânegundi family. This has now been abolished.