who was a tiger king Related: The Tiger King - NCERT Book - Summary a...
The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is known as the Tiger King. He may be identified as His Highness Jamedar-General, Khiledar-Major, Sata Vyaghra Samhari, Maharajadhiraja, Visva Bhuvana Samrat, Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K. But this name is often shortened to the Tiger King. He had killed about hundred tigers. When he was born, the astrologers predicted that he would be killed by a tiger. The ten day baby prince spoke terrifying words. “Let tigers beware!” When he grew up he took up a vow to kill one hundred tigers and he started killing them. Thus he came to be known as the Tiger King.
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who was a tiger king Related: The Tiger King - NCERT Book - Summary a...
The Tiger King is the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, he has been given several names but is popularly known as 'THE TIGER KING' . Since, the astrologer has foretold that the king was born in the hour of bull, the bull and tiger are enimies therefore the death of the king shall come from a tiger. So he started killing tiger's and so his name ' Tiger King '. He decided to kill 100 tigers so that he remains undefeated, also he was successful in killing 99 of them but while killing the hundredth one he misunderstood that he killed the tiger but actually the tiger fainted. In the end ironically, a wodden toy tiger took the final revenge on the tiger king . It was the nature's revenge & also a lesson that no one has the right to kill another creature and no one can maintain eternity.