Tipu Sultan

To live like a lion for a day is far better than to live like a jackal for a hundred years.

Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Indian Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799.

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• To live like a lion for a day is far better than to live for a hundred years like a jackal.
  • As quoted in Encyclopedia of Asian History (1988) Vol. 4, p. 104
  • Variants:
  • It is far better to live like a lion for a day than to live like a jackal for a hundred years.
  • It is far better to live like a tiger for a day than to live like a jackal for a hundred years.
    • Variant mentioned in Tipu Sultan : A Study in Diplomacy and Confrontation (1982) by B. Sheikh Ali, p. 329

External links

• Biography of Tipu Sultan
• Tipu Sultan Portal
• Rule of Tipu Sultan
• Tipu Sultan's use of rockets
• The Sword of Tippu Sultan
• The Tiger of Mysore by G. A. Henty