Gongsun Zan
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Gongsun Zan, courtesy name Bogui, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
A Qing dynasty illustration of Gongsun Zan
Zhao Yun displays valour in front of Gongsun Zan
Self-immolation
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Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom, and known for its disturbing and violen
Gongsun Zan
…Zan's own central fortress. They then set fire to the tower, forcing it to fall. Knowing that he was defeated, Gongsun Zan committed suicide through self-immolation, after killing his sisters, wives and children. Gongsun Yue (公孫越), Gongsun Zan's younger second cousin. Gongsun Zan sent him with 1,000 troops and…
In 1963, Thích Quảng Đức protested by self-immolation during South Vietnam's Buddhist crisis.
The self-immolation (jauhar) of the Rajput women, during the Siege of Chittorgarh in 1568
A Hindu widow burning herself with the corpse of her husband (sati), 1657
"Samosozhigateli (those who burn themselves)" by Grigoriy Myasoyedov, depicting Old Believers