Ursula Sims-Williams (British Library) – Tipu Sultan’s Library: Building a Collection
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomTipu Sultan of Mysore is one of the most colourful characters in the history of South Asia. On the one hand he is often castigated as a fanatic Muslim and brutal ruler, but at the same time he is regarded by many as a martyr whose wars against the British foreshadowed the historic uprising of…