Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace

After King Tipu Sultan died in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the British Administration used the palace for its secretariat before moving to Attara Kacheri in 1868.

Today the Archaeological Survey of India maintains the palace, which is located at the center of Old Bangalore near the Kalasipalya bus stand, as a tourist spot.

It is believed that King Tipu Sultan used to conduct his durbar (court) from the eastern and western balconies of the upper floor.

Coated with gold sheets and adorned with precious emerald stones, King Tipu had vowed never to use it until he completely defeated the British Army.

After King Tipu Sultan martyred, the British dismantled the throne and auctioned its parts as it was too expensive for a single person to buy whole.

[citation needed] The rooms in the ground floor have been converted into a small museum showcasing various achievements of King Tipu Sultan and his administration.

Hunter has sketched different landscapes of South India, including Bangalore, Mysore, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Madras, Arcot, Sriperumbudur, etc.

(2)Zar – A system invented by Tipu Sultan, calculating by abtas instead of the ordinary abjad, the Arab notation in common use among Muhammadans.