jauhar

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noun

The mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.

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Meanings

nounjauhar (uncountable)

alternative johar · alternative juhar

  1. historicaluncountableThe mass suicide of Rajput women in order to escape defilement by foreign conquerors.
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