Question

Select the correct statements regarding Dondiya Wagh.

• A. He was a cavalryman turned military general in Hyder Ali’s army.
• B. He captured Bidanoor and Shivamogga forts.
• C. He had a private army.
• D. He captured the Chitradurga fort.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A He was a cavalryman turned military general in Hyder Ali’s army.
B He captured Bidanoor and Shivamogga forts.
C He had a private army.

Tippu imprisoned Dondiya Wagh due to their differences, and the British released him after the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. He built a small army and started his operations. He organised an army with the unhappy soldiers of Tippu’s army and the feudatory rulers who had lost power. He captured Bidanoor and Shivamogga forts. His attempts to capture Chitradurga Fort, however, were unsuccessful.