Answer: Diwan Purnaiah
Notes: Purnaiah (Purniya) (1746 - 27 March 1812), aka Krishnacharya Purniya or Mir Miran Purniya was an Indian Administrator and statesman and the 1st Diwan of Mysore Kingdom. He has a rare distinction of governing under three kings, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. He governed the Mysore kingdom from 1782 to 1811. He was known for his skill with accounts, prodigious memory and proficiency in several languages. He was also a wartime military commander while serving under Tipu Sultan. After Tipu Sultan's defeat, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was educated and trained by Purniah from 1799 till 1810 (when Krishnaraja Wodeyar III came of age), he governed the Kingdom of Mysore together with the English resident of the East India Company. Diwan Purnaiah had raised a dam across the river Cauvery at Sagarakatte to improve irrigation.
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