Coins Of India - Indian Princely States

Mysore
Mysore was a vassal state of Vijayanagara Empire until the sixteenth century. After its collapse, the Kingdom was ruled by the Wodeyars. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Haider Ali who was commander of the army took power by force. He did not occupy the throne or assume the title of Sultan, but continued issue of coins in the same pattern with his initial "He" added on it. His son Tipu Sultan assumed the tile of Sultan. He was brave and challenged the British and the Marathas. British finally succeeded in eliminating him in 1799. Wodeyar rulers were recalled and with some interregna they were the rulers until it became the state of Mysore after Indian independence. Now the state is called Karnataka.

A tiny cute coin with tiger (Sardula as called in the local language). Tiger was the symbol for the state.

Here date is antegrade 1207