Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which among the following is the immediate reason behind the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

• A. Unjust provisions of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam.
• B. Tippu's alliance with the local rulers.
• C. Tippu rejected a new treaty imposed on him.
• D. Tippu's alliance with the French in India.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Tippu rejected a new treaty imposed on him.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India, intensified political actions against Tippu after the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Tippu attempted to form alliances with local rulers and the French, which angered the British - they knew that such an alliance would threaten their existence on Indian soil. A new treaty containing inhuman and impractical conditions was imposed on Tippu. Tippu rejected this. His refusal started the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.