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
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
Jauhar
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Jauhar, sometimes spelled Jowhar or Juhar, was a practice of mass self-immolation by Rajput kshatriya women and girls in the Indian subcontinent to avoid capture, sex slavery, enslavement, and rape wh
Self-immolation
…sacrificial meal (mola salsa); to sacrifice" in ancient Roman religion. In the Mewar region of India, women practiced a form of self-immolation called Jauhar to avoid being raped by invading armies. Self-immolators frequently use accelerants before igniting themselves. This, combined with the self-immolators…
The Rajput ceremony of Jauhar, 1567, as depicted by Ambrose Dudley in Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c. 1910
Sultan Alau'd Din put to Flight; Women of Ranthambhor commit Jauhar. Indian, Pahari style painting from c. 1825