Women aiding conscripts’ self-maiming were hanged at village entrances

Evidence

When the extent of maiming to avoid conscription became known and when it was reported that it was the wives and mothers of the potential conscripts who were assisting them to maim themselves, Mehmed Ali ordered these women to be hanged at village entrances “so as to be an example to others.” — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 677

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• Women who helped men evade conscription were hanged as examples (similarity 0.91)
• Peasants deliberately maimed themselves to escape conscription (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The Pasha hanged useless elderly and disabled villagers to deter rebellion #complicates (0.55) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 677