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NAGAR , formerly BEDNUR, a See also:village and ruined See also:city of See also:Mysore, See also:India; pop . (1901) 715 . About 164o the seat of See also:government of the rajas of Keladi was transferred to this See also:place . When taken by Hyder See also:Ali in 1763, it is said to have yielded a See also:plunder of twelve millions . In 1783 it surrendered to a See also:British detachment under See also:General See also:Matthews, but being shortly after invested by Tippoo See also:Sultan, the See also:garrison capitulated on See also:condition of safe conduct to the See also:coast . Tippoo violated the stipulation, put General Matthews and the See also:principal See also:officers to See also:death, and imprisoned the See also:remainder of the force . |
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