Editing Death by burning (section)

====Persia====
During a famine in [[Persia]] in 1668, the government took severe measures against those trying to profiteer from the misfortune of the populace. Restaurant owners found guilty of profiteering were slowly roasted on spits, and greedy bakers were baked in their own ovens.<ref>''Ferrier'' (1996), [https://books.google.com/books?id=5CLkDgmVs1QC&pg=PA94 p. 94]</ref>

Dr C. J. Wills, a physician traveling through Persia in 1866–81, wrote that:<ref>''Wills'' (1891), [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7180554M/In_the_land_of_the_lion_and_sun p. 204]</ref>
{{blockquote|''Just prior to my first arrival in Persia, the "Hissam-u-Sultaneh", another uncle of the king, had burned a priest to death for a horrible crime and murder; the priest was chained to a stake, and the matting from the mosques piled on him to a great height, the pile of mats was lighted and burnt freely, but when the mats were consumed the priest was found groaning, but still alive. The executioner went to Hissam-u-Sultaneh who ordered him to obtain more mats, pour [[naphtha]] on them, and apply a light, which 'after some hours' he did.''}}