On his birth, the astrologers had predicted that the Maharaja's death would be caused by the hundredth tiger. As soon as the Maharaja learnt this, he started killing tigers. This shows that people believed in superstitions. After killing all the tigers in his kingdom, he married a girl whose state had a large tiger population. He killed the tigers in his father-in-law's kingdom too. Every action of te Tiger King was guided by the prediction. He was assured that he had killed hundred tigers and was still alive, but ironically, his death was caused by a wooden tiger. While playing with his son and his wooden tiger, a rough surface pierced Maharaja's hand causing infection that later led to his death. Destiny had taken its revenge for trying to overrule it. The superstitious belief prevailed as the hundredth tiger led to the Maharaja's death. So the suprerstitious belief actually prevailed.