The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London.

It is estimated that the sword will fetch around £1,20,000. The sword is among the 11 works relating to Tipu Sultan including weaponry, prints, watercolours and portraits that is up for sale.

LONDON: The “sword with the shiny blade”, believed to have been part of Tipu Sultan’s personal armoury and the provenance of which can be traced back to the Battle of Seringapatam ...

London, May 26 Erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan’s ‘Bedchamber Sword’ had sold for more than 14 million pounds ($17 million) at an auction in London. Described as “one of the world’s ra ...

This is not the first time Tipu Sultan’s legacy has come under fire. Every time the state, an individual or a group has tried to honour the Mysorean monarch, there have been fierce protests.

The world of today is a world where it is difficult to go it alone like Tipu Sultan. You have to be part of a bigger, interdependent and integrated world. One has to be blind not to see the world ...

Tipu Sultan is popularly known as the Tiger of Mysore and Tipu Sahib Tipu Sultan was born as Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu on November 10, 1750 in Devanahalli, present-day Bangalore. He was born to ...