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    Mir Sadiq

    Minister of Tipu Sultan

    Mir Sadiq

    In office
    1780s/1790s–1799
    MonarchTipu Sultan
    Died1799

    Mir Sadiq held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore.[1]

    Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

    In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1798–99, he betrayed Tipu Sultan during the Siege of Srirangapatana, paving the way for a British victory.

    During the siege, although the invading English troops were starving, Sadiq withdrew his troops, allowing the British to commence their attack on the fort.[2] He betrayed Tipu, killing Tipu loyalist Ghazi Khan and later arranged to have Tipu trapped behind locked doors.[3] Sadiq was killed by some of the dismayed Mysorean troops immediately following the defeat as he attempted to go over to welcome the British.[4]

    Death and legacy

    Following his death, Sadiq's body was mutilated, exhumed and defiled for over two weeks by the angered general public, including wom