Thuggee

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical criminal organization
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:activePeriod 13th to 19th centuries
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kali_(Hindu_goddess)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thuggee
gptkbp:influenced popular culture
gptkbp:inspiredBy fictional depictions in literature and film
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Urdu
gptkbp:methodOfOperation gaining trust of victims
posing as travelers
strangling victims with a rumal (handkerchief)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:William_Henry_Sleeman
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime
strangulation
gptkbp:suppressedBy British colonial authorities
gptkbp:suppressionPeriod 1830s
gptkbp:victim thousands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indiana_Jones_video_games
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6