Thursday, 29 July 2021

A Turkoman who killed more than one thousand Pashtuns by boiling them alive in large cauldrons


In 1610s, the Mughal governor of Siwi fort (i.e. Sibi fort in modern Baluchistan, Pakistan) killed more than one thousand Pashtuns by boiling them alive in large cauldrons to create awe and terror in the hearts of the unruly population.

The name of that Mughal officer was Quje Ali and and he was a Turkoman by race. He kept two big cauldrons of boiling water perpetually ready and would throw those people into it who he would deem as malefactors. 

However, he could not subdue the Panni tribe of Pashtuns through terror. He was perpetually engaged in wars with Panni Pashtuns until he was recalled to India. His successor, Shaikh Bol, was killed by Panni Pashtuns in 1617. 

References: 
 
1-'Zakhiratul Khawanin' by Shaikh Farid Bukhari 
2- Tarikh i Mazhar Shahjahani


Saint Eulampia and her brother are boiled alive in oil and the torture of Saint Rufina of Rome. Origin: Amsterdam. Date: 1700. Creator: Jan Luyken



 Ruins of Siwi or Sibi fort (erroneously referred to as Mir Chakar fort) :



Sibi district





1 comment:

  1. Could Panni be the corrupted word of Parni or vice versa? Parni or Phalav was tribe who ruled Persia from 247 BC to 224 CE

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