1000 Indian king's rockets buried under wild wells

The number of Mysorean missiles found under an abandoned well in southern India belonged to an 18th century warrior king.

More than 1,000 missiles belong to Tipu Sultan, an 18th century Indian king , found in a wild well in Shimoga town, Karnataka state, south of the country, according to the Guardian.

Archaeologists stand by the 18th-century rocket store excavated from a wild well in Karnataka state.(Photo: AFP).

Archaeologists said that when they excavated the well, they found that the mud smells like gunpowder should have found this arsenal. 15 members of the archaeological group and workers took 3 days to complete the excavation.

This is the famous type, developed by King Tipu Sultan very early and once terrified to the British colonial army. They were made of iron pipes 23-26 cm long, filled with gunpowder and attached to a bamboo tube about a meter long. They can fly almost 1,000 meters and create loud explosions that threaten enemies or cause fires in enemy arsenal.

Iron pipes of the number of Mysorean missiles were found to have leaked after a long time of being buried. This may be an arsenal of weapons used by King Tipu Sultan during the war with the British East India company.

Mysorean missiles used to scatter the British colonial army.(Photo: History).

According to archaeological records, the fortress area in Shimoga is part of the kingdom of Tipu Sultan. He was both a powerful king, a Muslim warrior and scholar, who died in the fourth war with the British in 1799.

The missiles found will be displayed at the museum in Shimoga.