Thuggee Cult

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cultists
gptkbp:activities gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime
1850s
ambushes
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:murder
gptkb:organized_crime
gptkb:mysticism
gptkb:fear_and_superstition
gptkb:deception
gptkb:crime
ritualistic practices
secret societies
fear of the unknown
criminal networks
murderous reputation
gptkbp:belief gptkb:Hinduism
Kali worship
gptkbp:costume_design traveling merchants
travelers' attire
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:folklore
inspired myths
gptkbp:cultural_practices secretive rituals
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:literature
gptkb:film
art and media
gptkbp:cultural_significance in Indian history
gptkbp:cultural_stereotype thug
gptkbp:cultural_symbol fear and danger
gptkbp:decline due to colonial suppression
gptkbp:disbanded early 20th century
gptkbp:disbandment_date early 20th century
gptkbp:ended British colonial efforts
gptkbp:famous_for ritualistic killings
gptkbp:fire_department anti-thug legislation
anti-thuggee operations
gptkbp:geographic_distribution Northern India
across India
gptkbp:government_response criminalization
gptkbp:has_tradition gptkb:sacrifice
gptkbp:historical_analysis complex and multifaceted
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century India
British colonialism
pre-colonial India
gptkbp:historical_debate myth vs reality
gptkbp:historical_documentation police reports
British records
British archives
gptkbp:historical_figures Thug leaders
exaggerated by colonial narratives
notable Thugs
gptkbp:historical_impact colonial policies
on colonial policies
gptkbp:historical_legacy in Indian folklore
Thuggee as archetype
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:historical_records British colonial reports
gptkbp:historical_research academic studies
ongoing interest
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:criminal_organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thuggee Cult
gptkbp:influence on modern criminal organizations
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:issues criminal anthropology
focus on criminal psychology
gptkbp:leadership Brahmin priests
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:mythology
influence on crime fiction
gptkbp:members Thugs
gptkbp:myth_vs_reality debated by historians
gptkbp:mythical_representation Thuggee in fiction
gptkbp:mythology associated with deception
Thuggee legends
gptkbp:narrative British literature
often sensationalized
gptkbp:notable_event highway robbery
Thuggee trials
gptkbp:notable_leader Brahmin Thug
gptkbp:notable_locations gptkb:Ganges_River
gptkbp:number_of_members thousands
gptkbp:origin gptkb:India
gptkbp:portrayed_in in popular media
gptkbp:prominence infamous for violence
gptkbp:public_perception fearsome
criminal folklore
gptkbp:social_structure hierarchical
gptkbp:suppression gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:suppressor_compatible gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:tactics ambush
gptkbp:targets travelers
gptkbp:technique strangulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thuggee_Leader
gptkb:Thuggee_Henchmen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6