Tipu’s Persian stone inscription, Nalwadi Wadiyar’s KRS Dam: Know the difference At the entrance of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, a Persian inscription of Tipu Sultan has triggered debate. But here’s what history says: KRS Dam was constructed during the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, not Tipu Sultan. The Persian inscription was embedded at the Dam’s entrance only as a preservation effort — not as a historical claim that Tipu built the KRS Dam. So what does the inscription say? Historic