During Tipu 's childhood , his father rose to take power in Mysore , and upon his father 's death in 1782 , Tipu succeeded to a large kingdom bordered by the Krishna River in the north , the Eastern Ghats in the east , and the Arabian Sea in the west .
Tipu succeeded to a large kingdom bordered by the Krishna River in the north , the Eastern Ghats in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west .