Tipu Sultan's Search for Legitimacy: Islam and Kingship in a Hindu Domain

Review "Clearly written and is made more accessible by the inclusion of a good glossary of Persian words as well as those of various Indian languages....All levels."--Choice Product Description Focusing upon the methods adopted by Tipu Sultan to establish his legitimacy as a parvenu ruler, this revisionary study takes an `nnovative approach to the analysis of kingship in eighteenth-century south India. About the Author Kate Brittlebank, Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, School of History, University of New South Wales.