Shere Khan
| Shere Khan | |
|---|---|
| The Jungle Book character | |
 Shere Khan and his wolf followers, as illustrated by Maurice de Becque in a 1924 French edition of The Jungle Book | |
| First appearance | "Mowgli's Brothers" |
| Created by | Rudyard Kipling |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Lungri |
| Species | Bengal tiger |
| Gender | Male |
Shere Khan is the name of a fictional character of the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. He is often portrayed as the main antagonist, itself an exaggeration of his role in the original stories, in which he only appears a third of the time. Shere Khan is named after Afghan Emperor Sher Shah Suri. Khan is a title of distinction among the Turco-Mongol peoples, usually meaning chief or ruler. According to The Kipling Society, the name shows that Shere Khan "is the chief among tigers".
References
- ↑ "Voice Compare: Jungle Book – Shere Khan". Behind The Voice Actors. 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ Welsh, Frank (2013-03-28). The History of the World: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Quercus. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-78206-110-6.
- ↑ "Kipling's list of names in the stories". Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Excerpted from volume XII of The Complete Works, Sussex edition, 1936.