Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were used to crush, dismember, or torture captives …

Jul 28, 2023 · Death by elephant. It sounds like a bizarre and horrific way to go. And it may sound absurd, but death by elephant, also known in India as Gunga Rao, was actually a popular method of …

Aug 3, 2024 · In ancient Asia, death by elephant was a particularly gruesome and barbaric execution method that was commonly practiced for centuries. The Mayura, or royal elephant, was considered a …

Explore the gruesome history of execution by elephant, a method used for over 2000 years across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Learn about its significance as a symbol of power and its varied methods …

Crushing by elephant (Persian: زير پى ِپيل افكندن literally "casting beneath an elephant's feet") represented for thousands of years a common method of execution for those condemned to death in South and …

May 7, 2024 · In 1894, when an elephant named Tip killed several men and continued to threaten others, the New York Times reported that a “jury” of park commissioners “tried and convicted him,” …

Oct 15, 2025 · Death by elephant is a form of capital punishment that has been used for at least 2,000 years, particularly in India, but also in other parts of South and Southeast Asia.

An elephant execution, sometimes called elephant lynching, is a pseudo-legal or performative public spectacle where a captive elephant is killed in order to punish it for being a "bad elephant" (behaviors …

During an expedition to central India in 1868, Louis Rousselet described the execution of a criminal by an elephant. A sketch depicting the execution showed the condemned being forced to place his head …

Apr 9, 2025 · And it may sound absurd, but death by elephant, also known in India as Gunga Rao, was actually a popular method of execution in Africa and Asia during the Middle Ages.