Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hyder Ali" in English language version.
As per the research conducted by the Encyclopaedia of Islam, Tipu belonged to the Arab race, more particularly the Quraish clan. On the contrary, Mahmood with reference to an English historian, Willex has written that his forefathers had links with Punjab. In this respect, many historians call him Punjabi too.
...the renowned Muslim dynasty claimed Quraysh origins, and consequently from the same tribe as the Prophet Muhammad, but was otherwise almost entirely undistinguished and parvenu...
Tipu's ancestry was predominantly Arab, specifically Navayat
...his ancestors arrived in India through sea, instead of following usual land route through northwest...came to Gulbarga from Delhi with his son Muhammad Ali during the reign of Muhammad Adil Shah.
As per the research conducted by the Encyclopaedia of Islam, Tipu belonged to the Arab race, more particularly the Quraish clan. On the contrary, Mahmood with reference to an English historian, Willex has written that his forefathers had links with Punjab. In this respect, many historians call him Punjabi too.
...the renowned Muslim dynasty claimed Quraysh origins, and consequently from the same tribe as the Prophet Muhammad, but was otherwise almost entirely undistinguished and parvenu...
Tipu's ancestry was predominantly Arab, specifically Navayat
...his ancestors arrived in India through sea, instead of following usual land route through northwest...came to Gulbarga from Delhi with his son Muhammad Ali during the reign of Muhammad Adil Shah.