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		Tipu Sultan’s dream book (britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk)
		50 points by lermontov on June 13, 2015 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

joosters on June 13, 2015 | [–]

This is the Tipu Sultan who had this fantastic device built for him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu%27s_Tiger

It's on display in the V&A in London.

swatkat on June 14, 2015 | [–]

Tipu Sultan is also known for using iron rockets in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysorean_rockets

@enupten, Your posts seem be shadowbanned, visible only if 'show dead' is enabled.

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