Tipo Sultan The Tiger of Mysore

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"One day life of a lion is better than 100 years life of jackal".

Tipu Sultan, famously known as the Tiger of Mysore was in de-facto the Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore. Born as a leader, Tipu was a soldier who fought like a tiger and died like a Lion. A Muslim by birth, Tipu sultan has been regarded as one without whom the inspiration for the independence by the Muslims in the 19th century would have ever come. Allama Iqbal (The national poet of Pakistan) has used Tipu in his poems to show the hunger and zeal for independence.

The man, who was behind the defeats of British in the Mysore war was the bravest men his father's (Haider Ali) army. The British who considered themselves as unbeatable were over thrown by the strategies of the Tipu. Tipu Sultan Reign is considered to have been the innovator of the first war rocket. Such Rockets have been put into public displays in Museum today. Notable authors have written about the importance that Tipu gave to the innovations. An example of such could be seen in his palace where various kinds of artillery were present, some of which even the British army didn't not posses.

Tipu sultan finally lost to the British due to the traitor of his own men and died during the war in 1799. His most famous quote "It is far better to live like a lion for a day than to live like a jackal for a hundred years" is considered by many the exact character of Tipu and reflect the personality of one of the greatest Human beings to have ever lived.