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Execution method from Asia
Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were
Execution_by_elephant
An elephant execution, sometimes called elephant lynching, is a pseudo-legal or performative public spectacle where a captive elephant is killed in order
Elephant execution in the United States
Elephant_execution_in_the_United_States
Asian elephant that was hanged to death (1894–1916)
folks down there mean enough to hang an elephant." Mary's execution is referenced in the song "Anthropology Days" by the band The Dead Milkmen on their album
Mary_(elephant)
1903 film
through an unfinished Luna Park to the execution spot, an island in the middle of a lagoon used for boat-rides, by elephant handler Carl Goliath. The film cuts
Electrocuting_an_Elephant
fatality Darwin Awards Death by coconut Death by vending machine Death during consensual sex Death from laughter Execution by elephant Spontaneous human combustion
Lists_of_unusual_deaths
Execution by multiple shooters on command
Execution by firing squad, historically called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the
Execution_by_firing_squad
Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat
A war elephant is an elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat purposes. Historically, the war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy
War_elephant
Completely removing the limbs from a living or dead being
Particularly in South Asia, execution by trained elephants was a form of capital punishment practiced for several centuries. The techniques by which the convicted
Dismemberment
Elephant electrocuted in 1903
elephants Chunee (elephant) Mary (elephant) Tyke (elephant) Elephant execution in the United States Contemporaneous newspaper accounts CONEY ELEPHANT
Topsy_(elephant)
Punishment deemed overly severe
impalement, execution by elephant, stoning, sawing, and slow slicing. In 2008, Michael Portillo on the show Horizon argued that in ensuring an execution is not
Cruel_and_unusual_punishment
Execution technique
Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place, generally
Crushing_(execution)
Method of execution
method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form. In most countries, execution by a firing
Execution_by_shooting
sculpture exhibit Execution by elephant Elephants and mice sub-section of Fear of mice article Faithful Elephants, story of the elephants in Tokyo's Ueno
Cultural depictions of elephants
Cultural_depictions_of_elephants
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
Suleiman the Magnificent (1911) pp 109–125.online Ünal, Tahsin (1961). The Execution of Prince Mustafa in Eregli. Anıt. pp. 9–22. Ágoston, Gábor (1991). "Muslim
Suleiman_the_Magnificent
Death by suspension around the neck
account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a common method of suicide. There are numerous methods of hanging in execution that induce
Hanging
Female African bush circus elephant killed by police firing
Tyke (c. 1973 – August 20, 1994) was a female African bush elephant from Mozambique who performed with Circus International of Honolulu, Hawaii. On August
Tyke_(elephant)
Execution method
conceived this execution method in 1881. It was developed over the next decade as a more humane alternative to conventional executions, particularly hanging
Electric_chair
This is a list of methods of capital punishment, also known as execution. These well-known and notable methods of capital punishment are currently legal
List of methods of capital punishment
List_of_methods_of_capital_punishment
A botched execution is defined by political science professor Austin Sarat as: Botched executions occur when there is a breakdown in, or departure from
List_of_botched_executions
Live entombment usually until death
When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This form of execution is distinct from being buried
Immurement
Roman execution method
bear Blood sport Damnatio memoriae Execution by elephant Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire Public execution Alison Futrell (2000). Blood in the
Damnatio_ad_bestias
Execution of a convict who is actually innocent
Wrongful execution is a miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment. Opponents of capital punishment
Wrongful_execution
Capital punishment carried out in public view
Public executions were common in China from at least the Tang Dynasty. People were crushed by Elephants (Gunga Rao), where an intoxicated elephant would
Public_execution
Surya Temple in Gujarat, India
Uttarardh Mahotsav at the Temple Indian classical dancer at the temple Execution by elephant carved on a pillar Becharaji Vav, Modhera Modheshwari Temple, Modhera
Sun_Temple,_Modhera
Execution method
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
Death_by_boiling
India-born American elephant put down after killing 4 people (1898–1929)
(c. 1898–1929) was an Indian elephant owned by the Al G. Barnes Circus. It is considered one of the most notorious elephant in the world. Weighing approximately
Black_Diamond_(elephant)
Method of execution
Drowning as a method of execution is attested very early in history, for a large variety of cultures and as the method of execution for many types of offences
Execution_by_drowning
penalty is a legal punishment in Saudi Arabia. Most executions in the country are carried out by decapitation (beheading). Saudi Arabia is the only country
Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia
Apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading
GHEE-yə-teen) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted
Guillotine
Torture device used for capital punishment
known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe
Breaking_wheel
Execution method
Americas, notably in the execution of the Inca emperor Atahualpa. It was intended as a more merciful form of execution than death by burning; heretics, who
Garrote
(1997) and Water for Elephants (2011). Abul-Abbas, Charlemagne's elephant The Cremona elephant, given to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II by the Sultan of Egypt
List_of_individual_elephants
Meal preceding one's execution
A condemned prisoner's last meal is a customary ritual preceding execution. In many countries, the prisoner may, within reason, select what the last meal
Last_meal
Silent-era American film performer
by wire from Europe, characterized the plan to end Charlie's life as an execution. Apparently formerly known as Prince Rajah, Charlie the Elephant weighed
Charlie_(elephant)
Execution, murder, or suicide method
Death by burning, also called immolation, is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history
Death_by_burning
Legal killing of a person as punishment
caput, "head") refers to execution by beheading, but executions are carried out by many methods. Crimes that are punishable by death are known as capital
Capital_punishment
Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
introduced as a more "humane" method of execution, lethal injection has been subject to criticism, being described by some as cruel and unusual. Opponents
Lethal_injection
eligible for execution: 0 Scheduled for execution: 0 Exhausted their appeals: 4 (as of March 31, 2025[update]) Immediately eligible for execution: 4 Scheduled
List of death row inmates in the United States who have exhausted their appeals
List_of_death_row_inmates_in_the_United_States_who_have_exhausted_their_appeals
Event
the elephant on recalled the incident with sober regret in a local newspaper retrospective in 2011. List of individual elephants Elephant execution in
Lansing_elephant_incident
Method of execution
Flaying, also known as skinning, is a method of slow torture or execution in which skin is removed from the body. A dead animal may be flayed when preparing
Flaying
Elephants kept in a confined area
forestry, as war elephants (by commanders such as Hannibal), for cultural and ceremonial use (such as temple elephants), as a method of execution, for public
Captive_elephants
Person who executes a sentence of death
executed by the head of the guard (Turkish: bostancıbaşı). By the late 18th century, a custom had developed where grand viziers could avoid execution by racing
Executioner
Alleged Ancient Persian method of execution
as the boats, is reported by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes, citing Ctesias, as an ancient Persian method of execution. He describes the victim being
Scaphism
Display of executed criminals from a gallows-type structure
a judge could impose in addition to execution. As a sentence for murder, this practice was codified in England by the Murder Act 1751. It was most often
Gibbeting
Archaic Chinese method of torture and execution
translated "slow slicing" or (incorrectly) "death by a thousand cuts", is a form of torture and execution that was used in China from c. 900 until it was
Lingchi
Overviews of and topical guides to the history of South Asia
South and West Asia History of education in the Indian subcontinent Execution by elephant Genetics and archaeogenetics of South Asia Indian literature Indian
Outline of South Asian history
Outline_of_South_Asian_history
Torture and execution device
Sicilian bull, bellowing bull or bull of Phalaris, was a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to Diodorus Siculus, recounting
Brazen_bull
Archaic Chinese form of execution
waist, was a form of execution used in ancient China. As its name implies, it involved the condemned being sliced in two at the waist by an executioner. Waist
Waist_chop
executed by firing squad at the Jamestown colony for spying on behalf of the Spanish government. Executions in colonial America were also carried out by hanging
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Ancient Roman term
"hunts" was venatores. As a means of torturous capital punishment, death by wild beasts was a punishment for enemies of the state, a category which included
Bestiarius
Ancient Roman military punishment killing a tenth of a unit
[page needed] Most of the men executed by Cadorna's harsh discipline were, however, by the form of the summary executions of individual stragglers. The first
Decimation_(punishment)
Execution method
Blowing from a gun is a method of execution in which the victim is typically tied to the mouth of a cannon which is then fired, resulting in death. George
Blowing_from_a_gun
Medieval punishment for high treason
Convicted traitors were fastened by the feet to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn behind a horse to the place of execution, where they were then hanged
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Event by which a person is forced away from home
outside that country. Voluntary exile is often depicted as a form of protest by the person who claims it, to avoid persecution and prosecution (such as tax
Exile
Criminal proceedings against animals
portal Cadaver Synod Damnatio ad bestias Elephant executions Topsy (elephant) Mary (elephant) Tyke (elephant) Srivastava, Anila (2007). ""Mean, dangerous
Animal_trial
Sealed room into which gas is pumped in, causing death by poisoning or asphyxiation
was first proposed by Allan McLane Hamilton to the state of Nevada. Since then, gas chambers have been used as a method of execution of condemned prisoners
Gas_chamber
Capital punishment in premodern East Asia
exterminations, nine kinship exterminations, or execution of nine relations, also known by the names zuzhu ('family execution') and miezu ('family extermination')
Nine_familial_exterminations
crimes, but in 1954, Israel abolished the penalty for murder. The only execution in the history of the State of Israel was carried out in 1962, when Holocaust
Capital_punishment_in_Israel
Internet Archive. In 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular
List_of_unusual_animal_deaths
Act of cutting a living person with a saw
middle (transversely). This method is similar to the ancient Chinese execution method of waist chopping. In the cases of Morocco, it is stated that the
Death_by_sawing
Method of execution in Norse literature
The blood eagle was a method of ritual execution as detailed in late skaldic poetry. According to the two instances mentioned in the Christian sagas,
Blood_eagle
row in South Korea. The method of execution is hanging. However, there has been an informal moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took
Capital punishment in South Korea
Capital_punishment_in_South_Korea
Rizal and those executed by the Spanish as a reminder of colonial atrocities using the death penalty. After the 1946 execution of Imperial Japanese Army
Capital punishment in the Philippines
Capital_punishment_in_the_Philippines
practice, however, all executions in Taiwan since the early 2000s have been for murder. Before 2000, Taiwan had a relatively high execution rate, when strict
Capital_punishment_in_Taiwan
History of the death penalty in the UK
times until the second half of the 20th century. The last executions in the United Kingdom were by hanging, and took place in 1964; capital punishment for
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Kingdom
Method of execution/torture
allowed execution by other methods for this scenario. The main methods of crucifixion are: Exposure of the culprit's body after execution by another method
Crucifixion
2025 Tamil fantasy adventure film
problems. The couple intends to find the treasure to settle the debts but an elephant kills Sendrayan. Hema visits a writer to talk about his unpublished book
Gajaana
Emirati law, multiple crimes carry the death penalty, and executions are required to be carried out by firing squad, the sole legal method. Death sentences
Capital punishment in the United Arab Emirates
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
against the King, and, since 2007, rape resulting in death. Executions are carried out by hanging. Capital punishment was mandatory for 11 crimes for
Capital punishment in Malaysia
Capital_punishment_in_Malaysia
Emotional distress often felt by prisoners on death row
delusions and suicidal tendencies in an individual. Prisoners wait years for execution on death row and while waiting the prisoners go through painful isolation
Death_row_phenomenon
Expression for proportional punishment
predates the writing of the Hebrew Bible. The principle was famously repudiated by Jesus in the Sermon of the Mount, where he commanded Christians not to avenge
Eye_for_an_eye
Method of torture and execution
a method of torture and execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by the complete or partial
Impalement
injection as the sole means of execution. The last execution by shooting was on 11 December 2002 and the first execution by lethal injection was on 12 December
Capital punishment in Thailand
Capital_punishment_in_Thailand
Painting by Chris Ofili
Holy Virgin Mary is a mixed media painting created by Chris Ofili in 1996 that utilizes elephant dung and naked imagery. It was one of the works included
The_Holy_Virgin_Mary
Insufficient oxygen in breathed air
January 2024). "Nitrogen gas execution: how it works and why it's controversial". The Guardian. "Alabama execution: Statement by UN High Commissioner for
Inert_gas_asphyxiation
(ratified by all countries except the United States). This ended in 2020 by royal decree in Saudi Arabia. During 2025, executions increased by 78%, marking
Capital_punishment_by_country
Execution method
The upright jerker was an execution method and device intermittently used in the United States during the 19th and early 20th century. Intended to replace
Upright_jerker
Execution method
Falling is execution by throwing or dropping a person from a great height. It has been used since ancient times. People executed in this way die from injuries
Falling_(execution)
from murder to drug trafficking. Executions are carried out by lethal injection or by shooting. A survey conducted by The New York Times in 2014 found
Capital_punishment_in_China
Removal of organs from the gastrointestinal tract
also been used as a method of torture or execution. In such practices, disembowelment may be accompanied by various forms of torture or the removal of
Disembowelment
Executions and extrajudicial killings in the Gaza Strip
The 2025 Hamas executions were a wave of public executions and extrajudicial killings conducted by Hamas in the Gaza Strip between September and October
2025_Hamas_executions
1681 book by Robert Knox
1692 (Dutch) editions of An Historical Relation Depiction of an execution by elephant Daoyi Zhilüe Ceylon, Physical, Historical and Topographical Donald
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon
An_Historical_Relation_of_the_Island_Ceylon
Complete separation of the head from the body
execution; it may be performed with an axe, sword, or knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by
Decapitation
2010 American film
The Elephant in the Living Room is an American documentary film directed by Michael Webber. The film explores the controversial American subculture breeding
The Elephant in the Living Room (film)
The_Elephant_in_the_Living_Room_(film)
Method of capital punishment
particularly odious crimes. The method was named after the implement used in the execution: a large, long-handled mace, mallet, or pollaxe, which is a heavy, blunt
Mazzatello
Capital punishment in North Macedonia is prohibited by its Constitution. Article 10 of the 1991 (amended in 2001) Constitution of North Macedonia states:
Capital punishment in North Macedonia
Capital_punishment_in_North_Macedonia
Elephants in Meitei civilization
rendering support, you may see errors in display. In Meitei civilization, elephants, known as Shamu or Samu in Meitei language, play important roles, in different
Shamu_(Meitei_culture)
Burying a living being
and burial has been used as a very cruel method of execution. According to a popular legend recorded by Joannes Zonaras and George Kedrenos, two 11th-century
Premature_burial
out the execution: skarprättare, who carried out beheadings and bödel, who carried out other types of capital punishment. Originally beheading by sword
Capital_punishment_in_Sweden
This is a list of documented last meals by death row prisoners before their executions. This represents the items requested, as reported, but does not
List_of_last_meals
Place in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death. The term
Death_row
were carried out by the military and were initially not subject to review by civilian authorities. Given the large numbers of executions, there were administrative
Capital punishment in Australia
Capital_punishment_in_Australia
reprieve for Harding. On 13 November 1805, Richard Harding's execution took place in the Old Bailey, by the hangman, William Brunskill. An account of the Court
Richard_Harding_(forger)
American murderer (1898–1938)
what would happen to the human heart during death by gunshot. Deering, an American facing execution by the state of Utah for the May 1938 murder of Oliver
John_Deering_(murderer)
of civilians after the end of the French regime was hanging. The last execution in Canada was the double hanging of Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin on
Capital_punishment_in_Canada
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List of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering episodes
List_of_The_Weekly_with_Charlie_Pickering_episodes
2025 film by Prabhu Solomon
Trained elephant 2) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language adventure children's drama film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Pen Studios
Kumki_2
Village in Maharashtra
used a boat to weigh an elephant to help Adil Shahi minister, Murarpant donate silver equivalent to the weight of an elephant. Tulapur has great significance
Tulapur
India-born British menagerie elephant put down after becoming ungovernable
1829. List of individual elephants Elephant execution in the United States Mary (elephant) Topsy (elephant) Tyke (elephant) Grigson, Caroline. Menagerie:
Chunee
Jungle Book character
created by Rudyard Kipling for the Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). Hathi is an elephant that lives
Hathi
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' An executioner.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hridhya | ஹà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
By heart
Hridhya | ஹà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
Male
African
executioner.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
By Thinking
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Sanskrit, Telugu
Loved by Buddha; Liked by Buddha
Boy/Male
British, English
Lives by the Path by the Brook
Male
Egyptian
, executioner deities.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Girl/Female
Hindu
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
An Executor; Preceptor; Administrator (of a will)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chethasaa | சேதாஸா
By consciousness
Chethasaa | சேதாஸா
Biblical
election; he that is chosen;he will choose;chooser; God does choose;
Boy/Male
English
Lives by the path by the brook.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Blessed by God; Forgiven by God
Girl/Female
Muslim
The earth, Desire, Labour, Exertion, Endeavour
Girl/Female
Indian
By consciousness
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun, Thai
An Executor; Preceptor; Administrator (of a will)
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Election; Last Dream
Girl/Female
Indian
By heart
Boy/Male
Biblical
Election; he that is chosen.
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
Boy/Male
Native American
warrior.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Devoted to God.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : patronymic from Salmon 1.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (from Poland)
Jewish (from Poland) : Polish spelling of the occupational surname Mintzer ‘moneyer’.English : unexplained. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mince(n) ‘to mince’, ‘to cut into small pieces’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Slender, Intelligent, Loving beauty, Desired
Boy/Male
Tamil
Krishna, Cowherd
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a patronymic from a pet form of Cobb.
Boy/Male
Indian
Defender of the religion, Defender of the faith (Islam)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Sun; Diurnal; Radiant
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
EXECUTION BY-ELEPHANT
n.
The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from anxiety, suffering, etc.
a.
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
n.
Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution.
n.
One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
n.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.
n.
A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process.
a.
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc.
n.
An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
n.
See Exsection.
n.
The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.
n.
The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
n.
The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.
v. t.
To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
n.
An executioner.
n.
Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty.
n.
A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer.
n.
The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day.
adv.
Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
n.
Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
a.
The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.