Thuggee was a phenomenon of highway robbery in the Indian subcontinent, involving gangs that murdered and robbed travelers, often by strangling. It gained prominence in the early 19th century, when British colonial authorities portrayed it as a secret fraternity of ritual stranglers. Historians now view this portrayal as a colonial construct, with thugs likely being ordinary criminals or former mercenaries. The British campaign against thuggee in the 1830s led to thousands of convictions and influenced later legislation.
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