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To: ClearCase_guy

Thuggee were about 2/3s Hindu, 1/3 Muslim, but the whole cult had Hindu origins, and believed they were children of Kali.


3 posted on 10/25/2023 4:49:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Not thuggees, hashishin. They were an Islamic cult in Lebanon, if I recall correctly, and were said to get themselves hashed up before attacks directed by their leader, Hasan ibu Sabbah (I *know* I didn’t spell that right). I remember that this was thought to be the origin of the word “assassin”.


7 posted on 10/25/2023 5:06:00 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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