Author: Murugan Swaminathan

The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) marked a significant turning point for both South India and Tipu Sultan. Following his defeat by the British, Tipu Sultan was compelled to accept a stringent treaty. Negotiations occurred on February 26, 1792, and the treaty was signed on March 19.  The Treaty included the following:  1. One-half of the kingdom,… Read more

Colonel Colin Mackenzie (1754–1821) was a Scottish military officer in the British East India Company and the first Surveyor General of India, a position he assumed in 1815. He was born in Stornoway, located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. He left behind a massive collection of manuscripts and drawings gathered between 1784 and 1821. Collected mainly in southern India, but… Read more