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This toady seeks to portray Jauhar - an act of self-sacrifice by women, in the face of certain defeat, to save collective honour - as an act committed only in the face of Islamic invasions or battles. This is patently false as subsequent tweets in this thread will show.
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https://twitter.com/askanshul/status/1668612673616109575
1767: Jauhar committed by the wives of Raja Bahadur Singh of the Badgujar Rajputs of Gurgaon, following an attack by Suraj Mal of Bharatpur and the death of Raja Bahadur Singh in the attack.
Source: the British Gazetteer of Gurgaon District, 1910.
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Source: the British Gazetteer of Gurgaon District, 1910.
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1816 (Vikram Samvat 1873): #AkshayaTritiya:
Attack on Charbhuja ji temple in Rajsamand by Maratha marauders to loot the temple. Jauhar committed by 4 women following the attack.
Picture of the inscription and memorial, courtesy @Dhani_Marwar.
Attack on Charbhuja ji temple in Rajsamand by Maratha marauders to loot the temple. Jauhar committed by 4 women following the attack.
Picture of the inscription and memorial, courtesy @Dhani_Marwar.
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