Thugs (Indic criminal group)
- This heading may be geographically subdivided by India only when further subdivided by a locality within India.
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Variants
Phansigars
Thags
Thuggees
Thugs
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Broader Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: Britannica Micro.(thug: member of a well-organized confederacy of professional assassins who traveled in gangs throughout India for several hundred years.)
found: Encarta world Eng. dict.(thug: def. 2, Indian robber, a member of a former secret organization of robbers in India, worshippers of the goddess Kali, who strangled their victims.)
found: 2009341758: Stranglers and bandits, 2009:t.p. (Thuggees) p. 3 (Thags)
LC Classification
General Notes
- This heading may be geographically subdivided by India only when further subdivided by a locality within India.
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Change Notes
2005-03-30: new
2009-09-17: revised
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