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Death by a thousand cuts

Death by a thousand cuts

Is this legendary Chinese form of execution a myth or fact?

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Tony McMahon
May 05, 2022
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Greetings to Gold Level Templar Knights for this exclusive bit of content. Under the Chinese emperors, there was reputed to be a form of punishment called ‘death by a thousand cuts’. It became a subject of ghoulish fascination in the west. But was it actually true?

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