Battles & Campaigns · 1784
Treaty of Mangalore
Mangalore (Mangaluru), Karnataka, India
What happened
Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, and commissioners of the British East India Company signed the treaty. The Second Anglo-Mysore War had ended in stalemate. The Company's commissioners had to travel to Mangalore, a port Tipu had recently retaken, to make peace. Both sides agreed to return what they had captured and release prisoners.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu gained prestige, while many in Britain saw it as a humiliation.
What came next
The British government passed Pitt's India Act to strengthen its control of the Company.
Did you know?
Tipu renamed Mangalore 'Jalalabad' after taking it back in 1783.
Timeline
- 1783Tipu retakes Mangalore.
- 11 March 1784The Treaty of Mangalore is signed.
- 1784Pitt's India Act.