The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c16.38

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he cut her nose because her son had invaded his country and laid it waste¹. In the heat of the struggle when every one was crying for vengeance, it is clear that the rules of chivalrous treatment were often completely ignored. Medieval inscriptions from south India contain several other cases of the ill-treatment of women; we very often come across the victor carrying away the treasures and wives of his enemies into his own harem². It is however somewhat consoling to find that persons guilty in this respect were often realising that their conduct was sinful and would sometimes proceed to perform a penance (*S. I. E. R.*, 1918, No. 73).