Edict of Obliteration
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This article is about the Terran edict; for the Chaos warship, see Damnatio Memorae. |
The Edict of Obliteration, or Damnatio Memoriae in High Gothic, is an Imperial policy regarding historical censorship.[1]
Declared by the High Lords of Terra against Heretics deemed too dangerous to be known or remembered, an Edict of Obliteration involves erasing the very presence of the individual from history and society as if they had never existed. Carried out by the Inquisition, all knowledge of the individual and their actions are thereafter classified and known only to the higher officials of Imperial power. Notable figures who have been subjected to an Edict of Obliteration have been Lufgt Huron and the Daemon Primarchs.[1]
The Edict of Obliteration can sometimes be applied to entire historical events, such as the Badab War and Horus Heresy.[1]
