A History of the Mahrattas v2.c40.9
A History of the Mahrattas v2.c40.9
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v2.c40.9
To crown these acts, as if he designed to render himself as odious as possible to the Mahrattas, Tippoo forcibly circumcised many of the Hindoo inhabitants of the territory south of the Kistna, and two thousand Bramins, disciples of Shunkeracharya,¹ destroyed themselves to avoid the detested violation.²