Mysore Wars

The state of Mysore rose to prominence in the politics of South India under the leadership of Haider Ali. In 1761 he became the de facto ruler of Mysore though the Hindu ruler remained as the nominal sovereign who was shown to the public once a year. The war of successions in Karnataka and Hyderabad, the conflict of the English and the French in the South and the defeat of the Marathas in the Third battle of Panipat (1761) helped him in attending and consolidating the territory of Mysore.