Execution by elephant
Videos
Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were used to crush, dismember, or torture captives dur
Illustration from the Akbarnama, the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor
Execution by elephant carved on a pillar of the 11th–12th century Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat, India
Louis Rousselet described this execution in Le Tour du Monde in 1868.
Ottoman miniature depicting the execution of prisoners of war in Nándorfehérvár
Crushing (execution)
Videos
Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place, generally involving placing heavy weights upon a person w
Execution by elephant
…by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were used to crush, dismember, or torture captives during public executions. The animals were trained to kill victims immediately or to torture them slowly over a prolonged…
Giles Corey was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s.