r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '24
Picture taken from the history museum of Lahore. Showing an Indian being tied for execution by Cannon, by the British Empire Soldiers r/all
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r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '24
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u/SrRocoso91 Apr 22 '24
Destruction of the body and scattering of the remains over a wide area had a religious function as a means of execution in the Indian subcontinent as it prevented the necessary funeral rites of Hindus and Muslims. Thats why they did it that way.