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by pritambarhate on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:51AM
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Wikipedia article for Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568)[1] to quote:
>> Rising pillars of smoke soon signalled the rite of jauhar as the Rajputs killed their families and prepared to die in a supreme sacrifice. In a day filled with hand-to-hand struggles until virtually all the defenders died. The Mughal troops slaughtered another 20-25,000 ordinary persons, inhabitants of the town and peasants from the surrounding area on the grounds that they had actively helped in the resistance.
>> Rising pillars of smoke soon signalled the rite of jauhar as the Rajputs killed their families and prepared to die in a supreme sacrifice. In a day filled with hand-to-hand struggles until virtually all the defenders died. The Mughal troops slaughtered another 20-25,000 ordinary persons, inhabitants of the town and peasants from the surrounding area on the grounds that they had actively helped in the resistance.
— John F. Richards, The Mughal Empire[8]
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Chittorgarh_(1567%E2%....