Ancestry According to some historians, Hyder Ali is thought to be of Arab ancestry. According to this tradition, his ancestors were Nawayath Arab from Quraysh tribe, who arrived in India through sea-route and later came to South India from Delhi during the reign of Muhammad Adil Shah or were settled in Punjab, before moving to South India. According to another school of historians, Hyder Ali was of Punjabi origin, and was a Punjabi adventurer in the army of Mysore. The contemporary British Raj sources of Hyder Ali describe him as a Punjabi.
Ancestry According to some historians, Hyder Ali is thought to be of Arab ancestry. According to this tradition, his ancestors were Nawayath Arab from Quraysh tribe, who arrived in India through sea-route and later came to South India from Delhi during the reign of Muhammad Adil Shah or were settled in Punjab, before moving to South India. According to another school of historians, Hyder Ali was of Punjabi origin, and was a Punjabi adventurer in the army of Mysore. The contemporary British Raj sources of Hyder Ali describe him as a Punjabi.