Death by boiling

Depiction of the martyrdom of the Sikh Bhai Dayala by being boiled alive on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in November 1675 AD

Death by boiling is a method of execution in which a person is killed by being immersed in a boiling liquid. While not as common as other methods of execution, boiling to death has been practiced in many parts of Europe and Asia. Due to the lengthy process, death by boiling is an extremely painful method of execution. Executions of this type were often carried out using a large vessel such as a cauldron or a sealed kettle filled with a liquid such as water, oil, tar, or tallow, and a hook and pulley system.[1] Instances of boiling alive as a legal punishment were quite rare and infrequent compared to other forms of execution, such as drowning.[2]

  1. ^ Geoffrey Abbott, Amazing True Stories of Execution Blunders, pp. 21–22.
  2. ^ Andrews, William (1883-07-13). "Modes of execution - boiling alive". The Newcastle Weekly Courant. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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