Kurbash

Kurbash or Kourbash (Arabic: qurbāj‎, from Turkish: kırbaç, "a whip" ^[1]), a whip or strap about a yard in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. It is an instrument of punishment and torture that was used in various Muslim countries, especially in the Ottoman empire. "Government by kurbash" denotes the oppression of a people by the constant abuse of the kurbash to maintain authority, to collect taxes, or to pervert justice. The use of the kurbash for such purposes, once common in Egypt, has long been abolished.^[2] quotation: Patriotism does not grow under the 'Kourbash.' from "The River War" by Winston Churchill

References

1. ^ "kurbash." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 10 May. 2009.
2. ^ Nathan J. Brown, "Who abolished corvee labour in Egypt and why? - forced labour". August 1994.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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