Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces during the tenure of which Governor-General?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Lord Wellesley
Tipu Sultan was killed defending his capital Seringapatam in 1799, in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, fought when Lord Wellesley was Governor-General. Cornwallis had earlier fought him in the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–1792), which Tipu survived.