A blade possessed by the popular Indian ruler Tipu King was sold at a closeout for an incredible $17.4 million (£14 million) at a bartering house in London. The Indian Muslim ruler was situated in South India somewhere in the range of 1782 and 1799 and was alluded to as the "Tiger of Mysore". He was likewise a popular commandant who drove his side to triumph on various events. The sword was one of various weapons taken from Tipu Ruler's royal residence after his loss on account of the English in 1799. Portraying the blade, an assertion from Bonhams — the closeout house — said: "The weapon's handle is brightened with gold calligraphy, with five of the characteristics of God and two summons approaching God by name." Produced by Mughal swordsmiths following the model of German sharp edges acquainted with India in the sixteenth hundred years, Tipu King's sword has a Persian engraving — "The blade of the ruler". "This fantastic blade is the b...