Ep 173: The Resonance of Akbar
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Irony of Agba's Brutality
In atmeis there is a term called nosasahul hulmin suli, an unsharpened stake which is driven through you rigt. And that's supposed to be the most brutal form of punishment that a state could inflict on any one who was at war with the stake. You have to signal your brutality to cast a chilling effect on others, absolutely. So this tradition of erecting scultars, impaling people, was pretty much theire so we hear in asames folk tales. In 14 53, constantinople falls and becomes estan bull. The same memor goes on a campaign against flood the impaler dovalecia. And his army is
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