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Human history is a unique blend of successes and failures, victories and
 vanquishes and of love and war. Over the period of years, humans have 
fought various wars that have led to various other events that ignited 
more and more enmity between the people. Massacres are one of such 
events that have led to the death of many innocent lives and of those 
who started this massacres in order to the quench their thirst for 
revenge and for their human ego. Throughout history you will find 
numerous big and small massacre events that have changed the world, but 
these 10 are surely the biggest massacres in the history of mankind.</div>
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<b>1. Nankin Massacre</b></div>
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The Nanking Massacre is also known as the Rape of Nanking where hundreds
 of thousands of civilians were brutally murdered and raped in the city 
of Nanking which was the former capital city of the Republic of China. 
The massacre went on for a period of six weeks where the soldiers of 
Imperial Japanese Army entered the city of Nanking and start killing 
people of China. The Nanking Massacre is considered to be the worst 
massacre in human history because more than 80 thousand men and women 
were killed, tortured and raped in a period of six weeks.</div>
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<b>2. Babi Yar Massacre</b></div>
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The Babi Yar massacre happened in the year 1941 when more than 33 
thousand Jews were killed in a single operation that was led by the 
military governor, Major General Friedrich Eberhardt, the Police 
Commander of Army Group South Friedrich Jeckeln and C Commander Otto 
Rasch. The operation was carried out by combined forces like SS, SD and 
SiPo. Babi Yar is a ravine just outside Kiev which is the capital of 
Ukraine. However, Nazi forces soon captured Kiev and were looking out 
for Jews who were hiding in Babi Yar. The Babi Yar massacre is largest 
single mass killing massacre in the world.</div>
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<b>3. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre</b></div>
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Also popular known as Massacre de la Saint-Barthelemy this event took 
place in 1572 in Paris. The massacre began two days after the attempted 
assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, who was the military and 
political leader of Huguenots. Soon after that a group of assassinations
 along with Roman Catholic mob began to start killing people all over 
Paris and the massacre spread to other urban areas and countryside as 
well. It is estimated that around 30 thousand people were killed in this
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<b>4. NKVD Prisoner Massacre</b></div>
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NKVD Prisoner Massacre is also known as the Massacre of Prisoners where a
 series of mass executions were performed against the NKVD prisoners in 
Poland and other Baltic states like Romania and Ukraine. The estimated 
death toll of this massacre is around 22 thousand prisoners were killed 
in series of killings that happened in different places. However, not 
all NKVD prisoners were killed and executed because some of them managed
 to escape from these prisons.</div>
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<b>5. Katyn Massacre</b></div>
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Katyn Massacre also known as the Katyn Forest Massacre was an event 
where thousands of Polish prisoners of war, military officers, 
intellectuals and policemen were slaughtered by the Soviet NKVD. The 
victims were taken to Katyn Forest in Russia where Stalin ordered his 
army to execute all the prisoners of war instantly. The death toll of 
Katyn Massacre also reached around 21 thousand on an estimate.</div>
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<b>6. Massacre of Thessalonica</b></div>
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The massacre of Thessalonica happened in a retaliatory action by a Roman
 Emperor Theodosius in 390. According to the sources, in April 390, a 
charioteer was arrested by the Roman military commander but soon he 
became the victim of mutiny which angered the Roman Emperor and he 
decided to kill all those people who were revolting against the orders. 
Though, the Emperor did had second thoughts to stop the killing the 
message of stopping the massacre reached late and more than 7000 people 
were already slaughtered.</div>
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<b>7. The Massacre of Elphinstone’s Army</b></div>
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The Massacre of Elphinstone’s Army was very much like a war where Afghan
 forces took over the combined British and Indian forces led by Major 
General William Elphinstone in 1842. Three years prior to this event, 
British forces captured Kabul due to which there was a lot of anger and 
feeling of revenge in Afghan forces. However, when British were leaving 
Kabul, Afghan forces led by Akbar Khan, the son of Dost Mohammed Khan 
attacked the British troops in a surprise strategic move. The Afghan 
killed and murdered around 4500 men that consist of British and Indian 
soldiers.</div>
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<b>8. Sabra and Shatila Massacre</b></div>
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In 1982, Kataeb Party that was led by Christian Lebanese Forces carried 
out a massacre where they killed and slaughtered Palestinian and 
Lebanese Muslim civilians. The massacre event triggered shortly after 
the assassination of Phalangist leader and President Bachir Gemayel. As 
per the sources more than 3500 people were killed in this massacre. 
Though, it is debated that it was because of Israeli Defense Force’s 
help that these forces were able to enter the Sabra and Shatila camps 
and massacre the people who were unaware of the events to unfold. The 
event was very much in the news for a lot of time due to which it 
attracted international reactions which further led to many 
controversies and debate that were later sorted out.</div>
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<b>9. Batak Massacre</b></div>
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The Batak Massacre is about the massacre of Bulgarians in Batak by 
Ottoman troops in 1876. As per the sources and references there were 
more than 3000 people killed in this massacre. The event took place 
shortly after the April Uprising where Bashi-Bazouk soldiers who were 
mainly Turkish negotiated with Ahmet Aga for a peace treaty and than 
attacked the defenseless population with its entire might killing 
innocent people all over Batak.</div>
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<b>10. Granada Massacre</b></div>
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Granada massacre is an event where a Muslim mob stormed into the Royal 
Palace of Granada and assassinated Jewish ruler, Joseph Ibn Naghrela who
 was a vizier to the Barber Kings of Granada. The mob stormed into the 
palace and crucified him and killed around 1500 Jewish families who were
 living in Granada.</div>
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World's Top 10 Biggest Massacres in Mankind Past

Human history is a unique blend of successes and failures, victories and vanquishes and of love and war. Over the period of years, human...