"People who have sinned against such a holy place are sure to suffer the consequences of their misdeeds at no distant …"

"[ ….In a proclamation issued to the people in 1788 Tipu Sultan outlined his new scheme of social reform as follows:] …"

"To begin the so much desired work of the conversion of the Hindoos and to seize on the Brahmins, ... and make them ex…"

"Oh! Almighty God! Dispose the whole body of infidels! Scatter their tribe, cause their feet to stagger! Overthrow the…"

"In the hills the unbelievers of the land of the enemy have forbidden fasting and prayer; convert them all to Islam, s…"

"It is our constant object and sincere intention, that those worthless and stiff-necked infidels, who have turned asid…"

"It is our constant object and sincere intention, that those worthless and stiff-necked infidels, who have turned asid…"

"Meer Husain Ali has been dispatched [to you] with two kushoons. With the assistance of Almighty God, and guided by th…"

"‘Having circumcised them,’ Tipu ordered, ‘you must enroll them among the faithful [make them Musalmans] . . . if any …"

"To live like a lion for a day is far better than to live for a hundred years like a jackal."