Talk:Captivity of Kodavas at Seringapatam

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This article was nominated for deletion on 11 February 2014. The result of the discussion was Keep.

I have split the article into two sections: on Hyder Ali and on Tipu Sultan. Also I have included material from Punganuri, a JSTOR related secondary non-colonial source written in 1849. Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 19:47, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have added some more related info from Punganuri and another JSTOR material, a paper in the Mysore University Journal by a professor of the Department of History.Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 20:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Added material from Moegling's book which is another JSTOR secondary source.Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 20:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Removed unsourced contentious material and changed a heading Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 20:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Made some changes and added another source with the quote. Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 21:20, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Made some more editing and added matter from a RS (Mohibbul Hassan, a scholarly secondary source approved by scholars such as Irfan Habib) Hassan, who has also referred Moegling and Punganuri, is also a majority view and moderate in opinion.Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 08:31, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Have changed a heading (Details - Forcible conversions) as well. Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 08:59, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sections have been re-ordered and intro has been explained. Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 09:12, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Old existing text has been edited, repetitions removed. Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 09:22, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Kirmani's account as well has been added Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 15:05, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tipu's letters as translated by Kirkpatrick (reported in a magazine and published in his book) have been included.Kanga Roo in the Zoo (talk) 16:56, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Was Rupees a currency during the rule of Hyder Ali?

Its mentioned in this article that; Hyder offered five rupees for every head of a Coorg. Rashid Jorvee (talk) 11:52, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]