Most Brutal Massacres in History

Sichuan massacre 1645-46 One million people are said to have been slaughtered in the Chinese city of Sichuan, in a peasant revolt led by Zhang Xianzhong.

Yangzhou massacre The Yangzhou massacre was perpetrated by Prince Dodo of the Qing dynasty.

Hamidian massacres 1894-96 80,000 to 400,000 Armenian Christians are said to have been slaughtered in the Hamidian massacres.

Asiatic Vespers 88 BC 80,000 to 150,000 people have been massacred by anti-Roman factions.

Massacre of the Latins 1182 Roman Catholics in Constantinople, the capital city of the Roman Empire, were known as Latins and in 1182 they were slaughtered

Massacre of the Rhineland Jews 1096 It is estimated that 12,000 Jews died in the Massacre of the Rhineland Jews.

Chios massacre March - July 1822 In 1822, Istanbul massacred 52,000 Greeks on the island of Chios during the Greek War of Independence.

Massacre of Praga Nov. 4, 1794 20,000 people in Praga, a suburb of Warsaw, were massacred by Russian troops.