Tippoo and the Tiger of Mysor

During the battle of polilur in 17 80, tippoo shocked the east india company by using rockets against them that were more advanced than the british had ever seen. During his reign, tippo introduced new coinage, a new calendar and seven new government departments. He continued to advance and develop rocket technology, and he worked closely with french engineers to build one of his most unique possessions, the wooden automaton.