I am sending two of my followers with Mir Hussain Ali. With their assistance, you should capture and kill all Hindus. Those below 20 may be kept in prison and 5,000 from the rest should be killed by hanging from the tree-tops. These are my orders.

Tipu Sultan's Letter dated December 14, 1788, to his Army Chief in Calicut: cited in Bhasha Poshini of Chingam 10, 1099 (August, 1923), Article on Tipu Sultan by Sardar K.M. Panicker. Also quoted in Ravi Varma, " Tipu Sultan: As Known In Kerala" in Tipu Sultan: Villain or hero? : an anthology. (1993). also in Tipu Sultan in History: Revisionism Revised. Narasingha Sil, 2013.

as: To the Commander of Army at Kozhikode, sent on 14th December 1788. —Have sent Mir Hussain Ali with two assistants. By the grace of God he will reach there without more delay. With his help you should imprison all nonbelievers and kill them. All men below 20 years of age should be kept in prison. The rest of them should be hanged on trees. Sardar K.M. Panicker, the renowned historian and political analyst has translated Tippu’s letters into Malyalam which were published in Bhasha Poshini magazine of 1099 Chingam 1st (Malayalam era) Tirur Dinesh - Moplah Riots (2021)