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'''''Lingchi''''' (Chinese: 凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)|Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE. | '''''Lingchi''''' (Chinese: 凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)|Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE. | ||
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Lingchi (Chinese: 凌遲), also known as death by a thousand cuts,[1] was a form of torture and slow execution used in China throughout the second millennium CE.
Description
The process involves tying the condemned to a wooden frame, usually in a public place. Strips of flesh are then cut off the prisoner over a period of days, prolonging their life and extending their suffering.[2]
History
Under the Ming dynasty, lingchi became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,[3] it was notably used by the Zhengde Emperor to execute Liu Jin, a disgraced member of the Eight Tigers who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, Zhang Yong.[1][4]
In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the Jiajing Emperor, the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the Templars in the Forbidden City. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led Chinese Rite still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers. All were tortured and executed via lingchi.[5][6] One of the chief executioners was the Tiger Ma Yongcheng; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".[6]
Hence, the use of lingchi only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.[5] He was notorious for condemning many of his concubines to it after they attempted to assassinate him.[7]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Embers (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Scroll 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Chapter 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Liu Jin
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Embers
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Scroll 7
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: The Jiajing Emperor