Report on the Depredations Committed by the Thug Gangs of Upper and Central India
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-dbb562dcb3bbcbcbe1c8
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B4-013
- Author or attribution
- Sleeman, W. H.
- Record type
- Reference
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1840
- Source / repository
- Wellcome Collection copy, via Internet Archive
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 4, November 2026; Thuggee; Colonial Sources; Government Records
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Official report underpinning the colonial 'Kali-worshipping thug' narrative.
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Title: Report on the Depredations Committed by the Thug Gangs of Upper and Central India
Authors: Sleeman, W. H.
Record type: Government record
Language: English
Year: 1840
Source / Publisher: Wellcome Collection copy, via Internet Archive
Full-text URL: https://archive.org/details/b29287273
Subjects: Thuggee; Colonial Sources
Description: Official report underpinning the colonial 'Kali-worshipping thug' narrative.
Access: Free (public domain)
Dedupe check (vs. 672-record catalogue + batches 1-3, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-3)
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Citation
Sleeman, W. H.. Report on the Depredations Committed by the Thug Gangs of Upper and Central India. Wellcome Collection copy, via Internet Archive. 1840. https://archive.org/details/b29287273
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