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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
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Burn to death
Hi. Ashoka, the great emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty in India, kept a harem of around 500 women. Once when a few of the women insulted him, he had all of them burnt to deathMeans he killed them?
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Yes, although the phrase "all of them" is slightly ambiguous. I assume that the phrase means that he killed all 500, although technically it could also mean that he killed all of the women who insulted him (I'm guessing the former is the case). In either case though, yes, he killed them.
- Yes, although the phrase "all of them" is slightly ambiguous.
- I assume that the phrase means that he killed all 500, although technically it could also mean that he killed all of the women who insulted him (I'm guessing the former is the case).
- In either case though, yes, he killed them.
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Yes, although the phrase "all of them" is slightly ambiguous. I assume that the phrase means that he killed all 500, although technically it could also mean that he killed all of the women who insulted him (I'm guessing the former is the case). In either case though, yes, he killed them.
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