It ruled most of the Deccan plateau before losing the 1799 Battle of Seringapatam (seh-RIN-gah-pah-tahm) to a MarathaÂ–British alliance.
Aeer this kingdom became a princely state, its economy and law were reformed with the assistance of British commissioner Mark Cubbon. A ruler of this kingdom was accused of abducting 12,000 children from Tanjore (tahn-johr) with the intent of converting them to Islam. Its last independent ruler owned an automaton depicting a tiger devouring a European soldier's corpse. Sir William Congreve based his rocket design on the rockets produced by this kingdom. This kingdom, which agreed to the Treaty of Mangalore (man-gah-"lore"), was ruled by members of the Wadiyar (wah-dee-yar) dynasty, including Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. It ruled most of the Deccan plateau before losing the 1799 Battle of Seringapatam (seh-RIN-gah-pah-tahm) to a MarathaÂ–British alliance. For 10 points, what South Indian kingdom fought four namesake wars against the British?
Aeer this kingdom became a princely state, its economy and law were reformed with the assistance of British commissioner Mark Cubbon.
Kingdom of Mysore ("my-sore") [accept Mysore Wars]