The Queens' Daughters: State Mandated Prostitution in British India

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nis0s

3 months ago

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Interesting to note that India prior to that was majority Muslim. I also wonder how much of this Anglo-Saxon depravity resulted from their own history with Viking raiders. People have been doing nothing but passing on their traumas to others.

haltingproblemAuthor

3 months ago

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India was never Majority muslim, perhaps you mean Muslim ruled, then partially correct - a good swath of India was ruled by the Mughal empire but there were independent states which made pacts with the British or fell to them in battles.

nis0s

3 months ago

You’re right, thanks

tomwiddles

3 months ago

Horrific. Mind boggles at this, average age 14-16 and abducted?! People can be so evil.

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