Who is known as Tiger of Mysore?

Tipu Sultan is known as the Tiger of Mysore for his brave and bitter opposition to the rise of the British East India Company. Until his death he would prove to be an effective enemy against the British in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.

For further reading check the following articles:

• First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars
• NCERT Notes on Third & Fourth Anglo-Mysore Wars