Vishakanya
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vishakanya-202-16485778
title:
Vishakanya
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The Vishakanya were young women reportedly used as assassins, often against powerful enemies, during the times of Ancient India. Their blood and bodily fluids were purportedly poisonous to other humans, as was mentioned in the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, Arthashastra, written by Chanakya, an adviser and a prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta.
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Female assassins or inauspicious women in Indian literature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishakanya
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2024-02-12T03:17:22Z
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