Who was she? I heard her name in old movies where a bad woman is referred to as Mata Hari.
Wikipedia says that she was a spy who was executed in France. But how she got such an Indian name? I thought she might be a vamp from Mahabharata 
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Never heard of her...
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She was a Dutch "exotic dancer", actually called Maragerthe Zelle. Mata Hari was her stage name that she picked to perform under, as she danced in a style that was slightly inspired by the east, having lived in Indonesia.
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really she was one of most famous spy…
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What were her major achievement as a spy?
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Never heard a vamp ever being referred to as “Mata” ever…Mata means a mother and thats quite a revered term.
Mata Hari was just a spy, willing to dance nude, and sleep with anybody for information. And the name was just a way to conceal her identity and confuse others about her origins.
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I was never a fan of spies and traitors or anyone who employs such dark arts. 
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but you have tremendous interest in history thats why i was surprised
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Well we learn something new every day.
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Is true that since the inception of human history, women have been the best spies or they have been used so?