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Well is anyone the proud new owner of this sword,
Try explaining this purchase to loved ones
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ken
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Take a closer look at Indian ruler Tipu Sultan’s legendary ‘Bedchamber Sword’—sold for over Ł14million in our Islamic and Indian Art auction on 23 May in London—its history, inscriptions and meanings.
The most important weapon associated with the ‘Tiger of Mysore’
Tipu Sultan ruled the Kingdom of Mysore in Southern India between 1782 and 1799. He is remembered as one of the most creative, innovative and capable rulers of the pre-colonial period and put up a strong resistance against the British East India Company. In 1799, the Company army, led by Major General Baird—a former inmate of Tipu’s prisons—laid siege to Tipu’s capital of Seringapatam. The city was overrun and the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ was himself killed during the action.
The ‘Bedchamber Sword’ was found in his private apartments following the battle. It is undoubtedly the most important weapon that can be directly associated with Tipu and, in being presented to Baird as a trophy following the battle, can almost be seen as the symbol of the sultan himself—his power and authority being yielded to the British General in defeat.