The bloodiest revenge in human history

Blood debt paid by blood is an ancient person's point of view in response to an enemy, but when hatred has reached its peak, people can defy all to submerge a race in the sea of ​​blood for revenge .

The concept of revenge always goes hand in hand with human history. People always carry in themselves the desire to vent their hatred on those who have treated them badly.Hammurabi , the oldest law ever found, has taken an eye for an eye - blood debt paid with blood as the root. And it accurately expressed the concept of revenge.

The Code of Hammurabi marked the official beginning of standardizing revenge concepts. It retains its influence in present life, embodied in the formation of a legal system based on punishment for those who dare to go beyond the frameworks of society.

In fact, revenge has gone far beyond those standards. The desire to see your enemies suffer from calamities is limited to the personal level, and then, the act of retaliation goes beyond the limits of the law. Join us in reviewing the bloodiest revenge in human history.

5. 47 Ronin

This is the event that has become a legend in Japanese history, it becomes a milestone highlighted by loyalty and hatred. This event has also become an inspiration for many cinematic and literary works that were born later.

Under the Edo period, Samurai were known as military advisors, protecting the properties and lives of important people in society. One of the Samurai's vows is to avenge his master's death. And 47 Samurai of Naganori Asano have done this vow completely. The head of the plan was Oishi Kuranosuke - the former chief of Asano's army.

When visiting Edo (present-day Tokyo), Naganori Asano used the sword to injure Kira Yoshinaka, after a dispute broke out between the two. Authorities decided to force Naganori to kill himself . Of course, he had no choice but to execute.

47 Ronin (masterless samurai) waited patiently. Two years later, they broke into Yoshinaka's house, restrained and forced him to commit suicide like their late master. When Yoshinaka refused, they beheaded him and took it to the tomb of Naganori. Soon after, they surrendered and these 46 Samurai ended their lives. The fate of the 47th Samurai is still a big question.

4. Massacre of St. Barthélemy's Feast

When Protestant , a Christian community separated from Roman Catholicism, was born after the religious reform initiated by Martin Luther in the 16th century, the church regarded them as a thorn in his eyes. It is not simply about competing for religious symbols, the church has lost more than that: power, territory, finance .

The point of the conflicts between the Protestant and Catholic factions is the fact that Princess Marguerite de Valois married Henry of Navarre. The marriage between the two leaders of the two opposition parties has completely failed in an effort to ease the tensions. Extremely Catholic Catholics, who were very upset with the presence of the Protestants. In the heart of Paris, it is now more and more unacceptable for their princess to marry a Protestant. In addition, the luxurious flashiness of the wedding in the midst of the loss of a hungry season is rampant, making things more stressful.

A lot of Protestants came to the wedding to protect their leader. But soon after the wedding ended, Admiral Coligny, the Protestant's most respected military leader was assassinated. The culprit soon escaped, but what happened after that went out of control. Frightened by the Protestant revenge, King Charles IX and Empress Catherine decided to "Envoy the Envoy" : to kill all Protestants in Paris before they had any other moves. . It is estimated that more than 4,000 Protestants were killed in the massacre.

Not only that, King Charles expanded the scale of this massacre across France. Everyone who is in the blood of Protestant blood is executed. A total of about 100,000 people were killed after the decree was issued.

3. Aaron Burr

There is very little revenge that is as political as the story between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. And it is rare for revenge to take place so quickly and directly.

Burr and Hamilton both served in the revolutionary army under the leadership of Washington. Both pursued political careers and all achieved success afterwards. Hamilton is known as the co-founder of the Federal Press, one of the most politically influential newspapers of its time, and the first Minister of Finance of the United States. He was an effective arm for the presidents of the time, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, with one of the main roles being to eliminate opponents in their way in the presidential election .

But with Burr, Hamilton went beyond his limit. Immediately after losing his presidency to Thomas Jefferson, and of course, with the great work of Hamilton when he was always influential to the US House of Representatives, Burr came to run for New York Governor and distributed it. I also encountered Hamilton's opposition here. Unable to bear it anymore, Burr decided to challenge the gunfight with Hamilton, and as usual, was immediately accepted. On July 11, 1804 became a fateful day with the entire United States when Deputy Prime Minister Aaron Burr and Minister of Finance Alexander Hamilton pointed their guns at each other - as a result, Alexander suffered serious injuries and died shortly afterwards. despite the efforts of doctors at the time.

The law of gunfighting stipulates that no indictment is allowed after the fight, so Burr continues to return to his vice presidency before being accused of treason due to construction efforts. an empire of its own in the states of the southern United States.

2. Boudica

'Flat' and 'Beautiful play' have never been the positive points of the Roman Empire . When King Prasutagus died, he left the right to rule Celtic Iceni for his wife Boudicca and his two daughters. But Rome had another plan: they invaded Iceni, turning people into slaves and raping Boudica's two daughters. Unfortunately for Rome, they did not understand that they had borrowed too much debt.

What we know about Boudica is derived from the records in the history of the Roman Empire. They described her as 'a tall and frightening woman, with her crimson hair reaching to her hips . She carried a spear capable of transmitting terror to anyone who saw her.' history has also proved that Boudica in particular and Celts in general are not as small and awful as any other nation that has been invaded by the Roman Empire. the most feared peoples in human history.

Around 60 AD, by the time the Roman government was busy in the war in Northern Wales, Boudica led the Icenians and Trinovantes to rebel. They completely destroyed Camulodunum, one of the Roman colonies at the time, and also the place of the temple of King Claudius. Soon after, the army quickly reached Londinium (London today). After winning the 9th army of the Roman Empire, the two cities of Londinium and Verulamium were completely destroyed. An estimated 70,000 - 80,000 indigenous people and Romans were killed in the massacre.

In the end, Boudica suffered defeat by the superiority of enemy forces (many records claim that Rome lost 3 legions in the Watling Street battle), but this revolt made her Become a symbol of the British people. History has recorded her as one of the 10 greatest female generals in human history .

1. Genghis Khan

Immediately after taking over almost all of Asia, Genghis Khan continued to count on the Middle East countries. To show his goodwill, he sent a gift including many jewels and beauties to the Khwarezm Empire , escorted by about 500 soldiers. However, the Khwarezm showed no willingness to a race 'living in the hut' , and they flatly refused by killing all the soldiers escorting the convoy.

At this point, Genghis Khan is still very calm. He gave the Khwarezm a second opportunity to continue sending a messenger to negotiate with them. And the Khwarezm made a terrible mistake when sending back Genghis Khan the head of this poor messenger.

In order to avenge all of these ill-fated victims, Genghis Khan launched a massacre of perhaps just the second World War II. The four best generals in which There was a Speedboat, along with a army of 200,000 friendly combatants who completely destroyed an army of five times their size. The entire Khwarezmia empire was wiped out, with about 4 million people killed. History describes that 'even cats and dogs cannot spare lives'. Not satisfied with his anger, Genghis Khan also deflects all the rivers in Khwarezmia territory in order to completely eliminate the country from the map.

'When the two countries fight, don't kill the messenger'. Especially when the messenger is sent by Genghis Khan.