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      • When Tipu Sultan tried to kill the animal, his gun did not work and his dagger fell on the ground. The tiger jumped on him and was about to maul him when Tipu picked up his dagger, killed the tiger with it and earned the name of "Tiger of Mysore".
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      Tipu Sultan: Why Was The Warrior-King Known As "Tiger Of Mysore"

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tipu_SultanTipu Sultan - Wikipedia

    Tipu Sultan's Tiger. Victoria and Albert Museum, London Sword of Tipu Sultan. National Museum, New Delhi. Tipu Sultan had lost his sword in a war with the Nairs of Travancore during the Battle of the Nedumkotta (1789), in which he was forced to withdraw due to the severe joint attack from the Travancore army and British army. [118]

  4. www.heritagetimes.in › the-last-roar-death-of-tipuThe last Roar: Death of Tipu Sultan- The Tiger of Mysore.

    May 4, 2019 · The French intelligence, an ally of Tipu gave him a tip of ‘an eminent British attack’, they advised Tipu Sultan to escape the capital and live to fight for another day, Tipu replied, ‘Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep’.

  5. www.historytoday.com › archive › months-pastTipu Sultan killed at Seringapatam - History Today

    May 5, 1999 · The Indian ruler and resister of the East India Company was killed by the British on 4 May 1799. Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, or Tippoo Sahib as the British called him, was the Indian ruler who resisted the East India Company’s conquest of southern India.

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  7. www.thoughtco.com › tipu-sultan-the-tiger-ofBiography of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore - ThoughtCo

    Known For: He is remembered in India and Pakistan as a warrior-king who fought brilliantly for his country's independence from Britain. Also Known As: Fath Ali, Tiger of Mysore. Born: November 20, 1750 in Mysore, India. Parents: Hyder Ali and Fatima Fakhr-un-Nisa. Died: May 4, 1799 in Seringapatam, Mysore, India.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tipu's_TigerTipu's Tiger - Wikipedia

    Tipu's Tiger or Tippu's Tiger is an 18th-century automaton created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (present day Karnataka) in India. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European man.

  9. gyanchakra.co.in › blog › allThe Rise and Fall of Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore

    Apr 25, 2024 · Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was a formidable ruler who defied the British East India Company in the late 18th century. His military prowess and innovative governance left a significant imprint on the history of southern India.

  10. www.britannica.com › biography › Tippu-SultanTippu Sultan | Mysore ruler, Indian resistance, Anglo-Mysore ...

    Sep 13, 2024 · Tippu Sultan was the sultan of Mysore, who won fame in the wars of the late 18th century in southern India. Tippu was instructed in military tactics by French officers in the employ of his father, Hyder Ali, who was the Muslim ruler of Mysore.