Jauhar

Who is Jauhar?

Jauhar refer to the ancient Indian Rajput Hindu tradition of honorable self-immolation of women and subsequent march of men to the battlefield to end their life with respect. It was followed by the Rajput clans in order to avoid capture, enslavement and dishonour at the hands of Muslim invaders.

Jauhar is the voluntary death on a funeral of the queens and female royals of Rajput kingdoms defeated by Muslim rulers. The term also describes the practice of mass suicide carried out in medieval times by Rajput women to save their honor from the Muslim invaders. Mass self-immolation by women was called jauhar.