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their Resistance Rise of Haider Ali Mysore was a small feudatory kingdom under the Vijayanagar Empire. After Vijayanagar fell in , the ruling dynasty of Wodeyars asserted their independence and the Raja Wodeyar ascended the throne in . The capital moved from Mysore to Srirangapatnam in . Wodeyar dynasty continued to reign until , when the real power changed hands to Haider Ali. Haider’s father Fateh Muhammad was the Faujdar (garrison commander) of Kolar. After his death Haider’s soldierly qualities helped him to rise through the military ranks. By he had secured a powerful position, commanding horsemen and infantry men. Haider suppressed an army mutiny in Mysore and restored the places