Question

In which Indian state is Seringapatam Fort located?

Hint:

This fort on a Kaveri river island was Tipu Sultan's capital in South India.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Karnataka.

• Seringapatam lies on an island in the Kaveri River, within the Mandya district of Karnataka.
• It served as the capital of Tipu Sultan's Mysore kingdom in the eighteenth century.
• The British attacked and captured the fort in 1799 during the fourth Anglo Mysore War.
• Tipu Sultan died defending this fort, and the event marked the end of Mysore's independent power.

Because of this history, Seringapatam Fort is an important site in South Indian and colonial history.