“In early 1796, Tipu had dispatched ambassadors, Meer Habibul…”

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“In early 1796, Tipu had dispatched ambassadors, Meer Habibullah and Meer Mohammad Raza, to Zaman Shah with valuable presents, elephants and messages of friendship to pursue the common cause of ‘carrying on the holy war against the infidels and freeing the region of Hindostan from the contamination of the enemies of our religion.’”

— Tipu Sultan

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Title: Wikiquote: Tipu Sultan
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Sultan, Tipu. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Tipu Sultan. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan

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