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The Kodavas Who Beat Tipu Sultan Until He Stopped Fighting Fair

They beat him in the field more than once. He took them at a peace talk.

They beat Tipu Sultan in the field more than once. He took them at a peace talk.

The kingdom

Coorg was small and densely forested, a hill kingdom, home to the Kodava people.

It first fell to Hyder Ali of Mysore in 1765 - after a siege that reportedly took him three months and eight days to force through terrain his army was never built for.

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