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Line 4: The '''Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam''' (1784–1799) was a 15-year imprisonment of [[Mangalorean Catholics]] and other Christians at [[Seringapatam]], in the [[Carnataca]] region of India by [[Tippu Sultan]], the ''de facto'' ruler of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].<ref name="dajser"/> Estimates of the number of captives range from 30,000 to 80,000 but the generally accepted figure is 60,000, as stated by Tipu in the ''Sultan-ul-Tawarikh''.<ref name="acc"/> The captivity was the most disconsolate period in the community's history.<ref>{{harvnb|Farias|1999|p=68}}</ref> The Mangalorean Catholic community in Mangalore flourished during the regime of Tipu's father, [[Hyder Ali]]. Soon after Tipu inherited the territory in January 1784, he issued orders to seize the Christians in Canara, confiscate their estates, and deport them to Seringapatam. His orders were carried out on 24 February 1784. Twenty thousand Christians died during the journey from [[South Canara]] to Seringapatam. The Christians of [[Canara]] suffered extreme hardships, torture& executions with many converting in [[captivity]] to [[Sunni Islam]] patronised by the [[Ottoman Caliphate]], who's approval and assistance was sought by Tippu Sultan.<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ncfIAAAAQBAJ&q=sunni+ottoman+tipu+sultan&pg=PA194|title = The Persian Gulf in History|isbn = 9780230618459|last1 = Potter|first1 = L.|date = 5 January 2009|access-date = 21 September 2021|archive-date = 23 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211023140926/https://books.google.com/books?id=ncfIAAAAQBAJ&q=sunni+ottoman+tipu+sultan&pg=PA194|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uX4fEAAAQBAJ&q=sunni+ottoman+tipu+sultan&pg=PA8|title=Noncooperation in India: Nonviolent Strategy and Protest, 1920-22|isbn=978-0-19-758056-1|last1=Hardiman|first1=David|date=March 2021|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023140926/https://books.google.com/books?id=uX4fEAAAQBAJ&q=sunni+ottoman+tipu+sultan&pg=PA8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201008012707/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/khilafat-scriptural-sanction-and-historical-antecedents-2704819.html OPINION | Khilafat: Scriptural Sanction and Historical Antecedents<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210711004105/https://fiveminthistory.com/history/kingdom-of-mysore/tipu-sultans-relations-with-the-ottoman-empire/amp/ Tipu Sultan's relations with the Ottoman Empire – 5-Minute History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171209214727if_/https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-two-faced-tipu-sultan-political-double-trouble-2272500 Two-faced Tipu Sultan: Political double trouble | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The captivity brought the once flourishing Christian community in Mangalore close to ==Background== | |||