1799 in India

Events

• National income - 11,245 million
• Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
• Storming of Seringapatam and death of Tipu Sahib.
• The Nizam of Hyderabad accepts a permanent alliance with the British.
• On 25 October 1799, Serfoji II of Thanjavur cedes the State of Thanjavur to the East India Company, receiving in return an annual income of a lakh of Pagodas.