"The verse inscribed on his epitaph at Srirangapattana provides eminent testimony to this fact. It commemorates him as the “Haidari Sultan who died for the Faith.” The text in the Farsi original and its translation (emphasized) follow: The light of Islam and the faith left the world; Tipu on account of the faith of Muhammad was a martyr The sword was lost The offspring of Haidar was a great martyr The verse was composed by Mir Hussein Ali and written by Abdul Kadir. The date inscribed on the tomb is 1213 Hijri which corresponds to the year 1799."
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epitaph at Srirangapattana , quoted from Sandeep Balakrishna. 2013. Tipu Sultan : The Tyrant of Mysore. Chennai: Rare Publications.
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