If people say the name of a Bengal tiger, many people will say Chagil at the first time, and if they are asked to say one more, then nine times out of ten it will be Raja.
As the most famous tiger king besides Chagil, Raja is known for his majestic and powerful body, and has earned the nickname of the Devil's Flesh Tiger.
Raja was born around 2005 in Bandipur, the largest tiger reserve in southern India, with more than 120 tigers and an average of more than 12 adult tigers per 100 square kilometers.
The childhood Raja was lucky because he had a powerful father, the Tiger King Argestaya.
Raja's father was the king of South India, and under his father's protection, few other beasts dared to invade the location of the Raja brothers, providing a relatively safe environment for their brothers to grow.
Unlike Chagil's natural king, Raja also had two siblings, and the young Raja was oppressed because of his weak strength, and could only pick up the leftover food from his brothers at each meal. It was the law of survival between tigers, and Raja's parents didn't interfere.
The innate deficiency did not make Raja abandon himself, and he learned to hunt with his mother with a more attentive attitude than the two brothers. It learns quickly, and when it is less than two years old, it can hunt some small prey on its own and open a small stove for itself.
When Raja was constantly honing his hunting skills, his two brothers were still living a leisurely life under the protection of their parents, but unfortunately, their parents could not raise them for a lifetime, this is not the survival law of the tiger, after the three brothers of Raja grew up, they were expelled by their parents, and the three brothers began to run their own things.
Relying on his hunting skills he had practiced since childhood, Raja established his own territory in the western region ruled by his father, taking the first step in his path to kingship.
Another of Raja's brothers, Shedi Cole, made his way to the west of the reserve, the tiger world is cruel and can't tolerate the weak, and Shedi Cole, who has lost the protection of his parents, can only survive in the cracks, and then disappeared completely in 2011.
This photograph is the last time Shedikol appears.
Raja's brother Ram, who is not far from his father's domain, wants to wait for his father to grow old and then take over his father's crown. Before that, he had to get rid of his first competitor, his brother Raja.
The war broke out without accident, but unfortunately Raja was no longer the younger brother who could be bullied by Ram, and the flowers that grew up in this greenhouse were defeated and have not been heard from since.
Because of this revenge battle, Raja became famous and became the rising star of the reserve, a model of dixie counterattack.
After defeating his brother who had bullied him, Raja's ambitions also swelled, and he was no longer satisfied with the status quo, and began to set out for the core of the reserve, taking over the power of his father along the way, and the tragedy of father-son cannibalism finally broke out, and after several bloody battles, Raja defeated his father and seized his throne.
Agostaya died in this war, the first time raja tiger had killed an opponent alone, when it was only four years old.
Raja officially ascended to the throne and ruled the richest region of Bandipur, which was rich in prey, abundant water, and a large number of white-legged bison in the reserve.
White-legged bison are large and strong, fierce in temperament, and dare to expel tigers, bears and leopards and other beasts of prey alone, but Raja wants to tell them who is the boss here.
Raja has no shortage of records of preying on white-limbed bison, but can only be judged by the carcasses of slain bison, and has not been able to capture valuable footage.
On October 28, 2013, more than 30 cameras set up in the forest failed to shoot the cattle hunting scene of the tiger king Raja, the master of the hunt, but on October 28, a tourist finally captured a precious picture of Raja hunting white-limbed bison.
Another video of Raja killing a white-limbed bison was filmed by tourists, this time not just alone, but directly into the cattle. The domineering spirit displayed by this hunt caused a worldwide sensation, and many people became fans of Raja!
As one of the world's superstar tigers, Raja has since been wildly sought after by tourists who come to visit, South India tourism? Seeing Raja is enough – this is the classic social media message for foreign tourists.
Raja eats beef too casually, which has become his favorite delicacy.
The richer the territory, the more predators there are. As a result, the observers of the reserve often see his busy figure, busy clearing the alien party, deterring the throne pretenders who hover near its territory, and regularly confirming the territorial boundaries. After the tour, he will soak in the sauna in his favorite fixed pool.
Subsequently, Raja successfully married the star tigress of the reserve, gowri (Guri), this tigress is huge in size, elegant in temperament, known as the southern version of Marjorie, gentle to photographers and tourists, very cooperative, sought after and loved by many photographers!
At the peak, the Tiger King Raja won several battles to defend his territory, one of which completed a single kill, destroying the opponent's body and once again declaring sovereignty with a serious attitude. This is the second time Raja has killed the intruder.
On July 1, 2014, the Tiger King Raja continued his frenzy again, and a dead farmer drove his cattle into Raja's territory, thus providing the Stage for the Tiger King to complete the performance of the gods.
Follow-up reports said that the Tiger King Raja killed 3 cattle in one go, and from then on, the farmer never dared to drive the cattle to Raja's territory again.
In 2015, Raja was 10 years old, and the ordinary tiger king would enter recession at this age, but Raja once again surprised the outside world because he once again won the territorial conflict and killed a 6-year-old tiger.
Raja was also seriously injured in this peak showdown, but as one of the strongest Tiger Kings, it was believed that Raja could also perform miracles.
Raja's life is brilliant, and it has been confirmed that he has killed adult male tigers four times, and foreign forums have also said that in territorial conflicts, at least 7 or more male tigers have been defeated, and 5 have been killed alone, but no reliable evidence has been given.
Although Raja defended his territory during the 2015 conflict, he was no longer young and increasingly unable to defend the royal power.
In particular, his son Gulishankel is nearly 4 years old, inherits his father's excellent genes, and has an advantage in the tug-of-war with his father, seizing part of the territory as a base.
In 2016, at this time, the Tiger King Raja has reached his old age, even though it is still brave, but no matter how strong the king is, he cannot stop the invasion of time!
In March 2017, Gulshankel seriously injured Raja, it was too old, it was already the sunset of the sun, how to withstand the glow of the rising sun, the defeated Raja was expelled by his son, the elderly he could not continue to fight, and could only settle in the corner of the reserve.
On April 5, 2017, the official news of Raja's death was revealed in the Bandipur Reserve, and the cause of death given was starvation, a ridiculous conclusion that stirred up a thousand waves! The tragic condition and mutilation of the body made many fans angry and unacceptable, and took the reserve to court and demonstrated in the local area.
A generation of world-class star Tiger King, Chen corpse on the edge of the farmer's field, not even a whole corpse was left, the face was found more than 200 meters away from the corpse, was cut off, and took away the valuable thing - "canine teeth"!
Driven by public opinion and public excitement, the authorities finally ordered a re-investigation into raja's death, overturning the absurd explanation of the previous protected area.
The final conclusion was natural death, and three cattle herders found Raja's body, cut off its face, and stole valuable canine teeth.
Three have now been captured.
Although there are conclusive conclusions, there are still activists who claim that this is a poaching case.
The cause of Raja's death is still debated, perhaps a mystery that can never be solved, but it finally ended with an ending that fans did not want to see.