The British captured Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages after which conflict?

Quiz Options

• First Anglo-Mysore War
• Second Anglo-Mysore War
• Third Anglo-Mysore War
• Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Explanation

Following the Third Anglo-Mysore War, the Treaty of Seringapatam (1792) stipulated that Tipu Sultan must hand over his two sons as hostages to the British until the treaty terms were fulfilled.