Who among the following Indian rulers, was the first to change war-technology from matchlocks to flintlocks?

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Q: 29 (SCRA/2012)
Who among the following Indian rulers, was the first to change war-technology from matchlocks to flintlocks?

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{'indian rulers': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ranjit singh': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'matchlocks': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'flintlocks': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'siraj': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'tipu sultan': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'hyder ali': [2, 0, 1, 1], 'technology': [1, 5, 15, 27], 'war': [5, 3, 9, 10]}
Tipu Sultan was the first Indian ruler to introduce flintlock technology, which replaced the older matchlock technology.