Immurement
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Immurement, also called immuration or live entombment, is a form of imprisonment, usually until death, in which someone is placed within an enclosed space without exits. This includes instances where
Re-creation of a 16th-century knight, who was believed to be entombed in a wall of Kuressaare Castle, Estonia
Ruins of Thornton Abbey
Perlachturm with St. Peter by Perlach
Immurement of a nun (fictitious depiction in an illustration from 1868)
Anarkali
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Anarkali is a legendary young woman said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan
Immurement
…ambiguous evidence exists of immurement as a practice of coffin-type confinement in Mongolia. One famous, but likely mythical, immurement was that of Anarkali by Emperor Akbar because of her supposed relationship with Prince Saleem. Isolated incidents of immurement, rather than elements of continuous traditions…
Depiction of Prince Salim and Anarkali, 1940
The possible Tomb of Anarkali, in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
The richly carved white marble cenotaph at the Tomb of Anarkali bears inscription: Could I behold the face of my beloved once more, I would thank God until the day of resurrection.