When I visited Mysore, one of the first places I visited was the “Death Place of Tipu” on advice from a colleague. It was an interesting visit for sure. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore, born in 1750. He died in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore while defending his fort of Srirangapatna. He was 48 years old. When Tipu died, this was the end of the battle, and the British gained this victory. The British had 50,000 soldiers while the Kingdom of Mysore only had 30,000. Tipu was referred to as the “Tiger of Mysore”. So the story goes…he was with a Frenchman, and they came face to face with a Tiger in a forest. Tipu’s gun failed and as the tiger jumped on him, he killed him with a dagger. If this is true (and I am not doubting, only stating!), then the nickname “Tiger of Mysore” is certainly well-deserved. This is only the tip of the iceberg as far as info and rich history on Tipu. As a colleague back home says, to learn more, you will need to "Google it out". This place of death is guarded by staff (at least when I was there) and you could not get too close to the gravemarker to take a picture. There is a palace near this Death Place, and I walked the short distance from Death Place to Palace. Along the way, there are a lot of people selling items (of course wooden elephants are popular! Trunk up means “Good Luck”) and also horse rides available. There is a picture of some really cool small houses along the way pictured BELOW (I am not sure if these are occupied by people or just old places?), and you can see the "trenches" in front of these houses. These ditches/trenches/crevasses are found in every area I have visited so far in India, on my way to work, etc. and you have to be SUPER CAREFUL when you are walking near one. They seem to be a bit deep!
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