Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib
Youngest son of Tipu Sultan
About Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib
Lived 1795 – 1872 (aged 76–77).
Prince Sahibzada Sayyid Shareef Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Khan Sahib, (March 1795; Srirangapatnam – 11 August 1872; Tollygunge, Calcutta) was the youngest son of Tipu Sultan.
Deported to Calcutta in 1806 along with the remainder of his family 7 years after the defeat and death of his father, he was eventually recognised by the Government of India as the official head of the family and successor to his father.
Known as the last surviving son of Tipu Sultan and Knighted in 1870, he died 2 years later, aged 77, of dengue fever.
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Who was Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib?
Youngest son of Tipu Sultan (1795–1872)
When was Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib born?
Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib was born in 1795.
When did Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib die?
Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib died on 11 August 1872.
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