Editing Hyder Ali (section)

===Nawab of Mysore (1759)===

The young King of Mysore [[Krishnaraja Wadiyar II|Krishnaraja Wodeyar II]] rewarded Hyder Ali's performance by granting him the title of ''Fath Hyder Bahadur'' or ''Nawab Hyder Ali Khan''.<ref>Bowring, p. 30</ref><ref name=RP6>Rao Punganuri, p. 6</ref> Hyder Ali is also known to be the first ruler of Mysore to be granted the title of Nawab, thus it can be said that he was briefly the "Nawab of Mysore" by 1759.

Because of the ongoing conflicts with the Marathas the Mysorean treasury was virtually bankrupted, prompting the queen mother to force into exile Nanjaraj, who had assumed the position of dalwai upon his brother's death in 1758.<ref name=RP5/><ref name=Bri19/> Hyder Ali was a beneficiary of this action, rising in influence in the court.<ref name=Bri19/>