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The custom of Johar prevailed among the women of Rajputs.
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The custom of Hindu women’s of mass self-immolation in certain parts of the Indian subcontinent is known as Jauhar brat.
This was performed, to avoid capture, enslavement, and rape by enemies or foreign invaders, on the brink of certain defeat during a war.
Other reports say that Jauhar mentions women committing self-immolation along with their offsprings. This practice was historically recorded in northwest regions of India.
Most famous one recorded in history occurring during wars between Hindu Rajput armies in Rajasthan and the Muslim armies.
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