Haidar Ali Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Haidar Ali, based on 3 World History Database records associated with India.

3 records1780–17813 events3 places

Chronological biography

1780

Invasion of the CarnaticJuly 1780

Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd · Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Carnatic

Haidar Ali invades the Carnatic with a large Mysorean army, opening the major campaigning phase of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

Battle of Pollilur10 September 1780

Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd · Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Pollilur

Haidar Ali's army supports the crushing Mysorean victory over an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.

1781

Battle of Porto Novo1 July 1781

Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd · Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Porto Novo

Haidar Ali confronts an East India Company army at Porto Novo but is forced to withdraw after heavy fighting.

Titles and roles

Sultan · Ruler of Mysore

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.