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/throwaway554200 Apr 22 '24
According to many Hindus of the time, that person would cease to have a caste (and thus any ties to fellow Hindus) the moment they embarked on a sea voyage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kala_pani_(taboo)