• Spaniard@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    They killed over 16.000 people in 10 months in the XVIII century France. Most victims (over 80%) were commoners too.

    Adding jailed dead numbers range from over 25k to 50k. Again, in 10 months, that’s worth having a name. For the noble rule there are several times but the broader one is Absolute Monarchy / Absolutism.