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1. Jauhar

   Jauhar, sometimes spelled Jowhar or Juhar, is the act of mass self-immolation by women in parts of the Indian subcontinent, to avoid capture, enslavement and rape by foreign invaders, when facing certain defeat during a war. Some reports of jauhar mention women committing self-immolation along with their children. This practice was historically observed in northwest regions of India, with most famous jauhars in recorded history occurring during wars between Hindu Rajput kingdoms in Rajasthan and the Muslim Turko-Mongol armies. Jauhar originated from the sati ritual, the process of widow burning, and sometimes referred in scholarly literature as jauhar sati. However jauhar is performed during war, usually when there was no chance of victory. The practice was accompanied by saka, or a last stand in battle. The term jauhar often connotes with both jauhar-immolation and saka ritual. During the Jauhar, Rajput women committed suicide with their children and valuables in massive fire, to avoid capture and abuse in the face of inescapable military defeat and capture. Simultaneously or thereafter, the men would ritually march to the battlefield expecting certain death, which in the regional tradition is called saka.Jauhar by Hindu kingdoms has been documented by Muslim historians of the Delhi Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire. Among the oft cited example of jauhar has been the mass suicide committed in 1303 CE by the women of Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan, faced with invading army of Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. The jauhar phenomenon was also observed in other parts of India, such as in the Kampili kingdom of northern Karnataka when it fell in 1327 to Delhi Sultanate armies.In modern times the custom of sati has been banned by the government of India. With endless efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in 1829, a law was passed abolishing this practice. There is an annual celebration of heroism called the Jauhar Mela in Chittorgarh where the ancestors are commemorated.

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1. jauhar

   Jauhar is a traditional practice prevalent in certain cultures where women willingly choose self-immolation or mass suicide to avoid falling into the hands of enemy forces during times of war or invasion. This act is believed to be an extreme act of bravery and honor, sacrificing one's life to preserve one's dignity and protect oneself from capture, slavery, or other forms of harm.

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   The numerical value of Jauhar in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of Jauhar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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