Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib
Appearance
Prince Sahibzada Sayyid Shareef Sir Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Khan Sahib, KCSI (March 1795 in Srirangapatnam – 11 August 1872 in Russapagla, Calcutta) was the fourteenth son of Tipu Sultan.[clarification needed]
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 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.[1]
Sources
References
- ^ chowdhury, amlan home. "Cubs of the Tiger: Tipu Sultan's Descendants in the Calcutta Streets". The Citizen.