The Hrsmn The Hrsmn The Hrsmn (styled The HRSMN and pronounced "The Horsemen") is an American hip hop supergroup that has released one album entitled "The Horsemen Project". The group consists of the platinum and gold selling artists, Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, and Kurupt. The name of the group is in reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who appear in the Book of Revelation from the Bible. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are traditionally named Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. Throughout the Hrsmn songs, there are many references to each of the members representing one of these entities.
Famine in India Ashokan edicts of the Mauryan age around 269 BEE record emperor Asoka's conquest of Kalinga, roughly the modern state of Odisha. The major rock and pillar edicts mention the massive human toll of about 100,000 due to the war. The edicts record that an even larger number later perished, presumably from wounds and famine. From Hindu literature, there is the 7th century famine due to failure of rains in Tagore district mentioned in the Periya Puranam. According to the Purana, Lord Shiva helped the Tamil saints Samarkand and Appear to provide relief from the famine. Another famine in the same