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About The Book: Ramaseeana: Or a Vocabulary of the Peculiar Language Used by the Thugs by William Henry Sleeman is a linguistic and ethnographic study of the secret dialect employed by the Thuggee cult in India. Compiled during British efforts to suppress the Thugs, the work decodes the covert terminology used by these criminal gangs to plan and execute their ritualistic murders and robberies. The vocabulary reveals insights into their culture, hierarchy, and operations. Sleeman’s compilation was instrumental in infiltrating and dismantling the Thug networks, serving both as a criminological tool and a rare linguistic record of a clandestine and vanishing subculture. About The Author: Major-General Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788–1856) was a British soldier and administrator in colonial India, renowned for leading the suppression of the Thuggee criminal gangs. His legacy has inspired various cultural portrayals: he appears in films like The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), novels such as Terror in the Sun by Barbara Cartland and The Strangler Vine by Miranda Carter, and the video game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (2016), where he's depicted as a Templar antagonist. He is commemorated by the village of Sleemanabad in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting his enduring historical significance in the region and British-Indian history. The Title 'Ramaseeana: Or a Vocabulary of the Peculiar Language Used by the Thugs written/authored/edited by William Henry Sleeman', published in the year 1836. The ISBN 9789371332583 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 857 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: