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In 1760 the queen mother conspired with Khande Rao, who had gone into the raja's service, to oust Hyder Ali.
He was precipitously forced out of Seringapatam, leaving his family, including his son Tipu Sultan, under house arrest.
The sudden departure left Hyder Ali with few resources.
He may have been fortuitously aided at this time by the faraway Third Battle of Panipat, in which the Marathas suffered a major defeat.
Because of this loss, the Marathas withdrew forces from Mysore and Hyder Ali's brother-in-law Makdum Ali chased them into Bidnur and Sunda.
Hyder Ali soon consolidated his strength by placing Mirza Sahib as the commander of Sira, Ibrahim Ali Khan in Bangalore and Amin Sahib his cousin in Basnagar.
Soon afterward Hyder Ali marched alongside Makdum Ali's forces, which numbered about 6, 000, along with the 3, 000 men from his garrison at Bangalore, toward Seringapatam.
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