The Most powerful king is Hyder Ali.
Hyder Ali Hyder Ali Nawab Dalavayi of Mysore Shams-ul-mulk Amir-ud-daulah According to French accounts, the Marathas conspired to make Hyder Ali their leader in the year 1762. Reign 1761–1782 Predecessor Krishnaraja Wodeyar II Successor Tipu Sultan Born c. 1720 Budikote , Kolar , Karnataka Died 7 December 1782 [1] (aged 60–61) Chittoor , Andhra Pradesh, India Burial Srirangapatna , Karnataka 12°24′36″N 76°42′50″E Full name Nawab Mir Hyder Ali Bahadur House Mysore Father Fath Muhammad Mother Lal bai Religion Sunni Islam Military career Allegiance Mughal Empire (until 1758-1762) later Mysore as a defacto subject of the Great Mogul in 1765 Sultanate of Mysore in 1766 Service/ branch Nawab of Mysore Rank Sepoy , Ispahsalar , Nawab , (later " Sultan " in 1766) Battles/wars Mughal-Maratha Wars Carnatic Wars Seven Years' War Mysore's campaigns against the states of Malabar (1757) Mysorean invasion of Kerala Mar