It is hard for many of us to estimate the richness of Tipu Sultan's rule because most of his wealth was looted by the British after the fourth anglo Mysore war in 1799. His throne was of particular interest to them. Here is Lt Colonel Alexander Beatson describing the throne Here is an imagined art work of Tipu Sultan on his throne by the artist Anna Tonneli (1763-1846). This art work is currently at Clive Museum at Powis.

I say "imagined" because it is said that he had taken a vow to not sit on it until he had driven the British away from Mysore.

By the stroke of 8 pm on 4th May 1799, the East India company army was frantically searching for Tipu Sultan's body inside the fort of Srirangapatna led by David Baird. Rajah Khan (Tipu's army commandant) was accompanying the search party to help identify the body. 1/5 A report of Tipu's death in a Philadelphia newspaper. 2/5