Cigars of the Pharaoh
The Maharaja of Gaipajama is the monarch of a fictional princely state of India. He is kind and immediately trusting of Tintin, whom he meets in "Cigars of the Pharaoh". The Maharaja explains that his family have long been fighting a criminal opium-smuggling gang. "The Blue Lotus" opens in the Maharaja's palace, where Tintin has been his guest.