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    The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker

     
    The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker

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    Eunuchs were a common feature of virtually all Islamic empires yet remain mysterious to modern scholars. Using a wide range of primary sources, Jane Hathaway analyzes the origins of the Chief of the African eunuchs and traces the evolution of this powerful official from the late sixteenth through the early twentieth century.

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9781107108295
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    338
    Publication date:
    2018-08-30
    Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    EAN/ISBN:
    9781107108295
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    338
    Publication date:
    2018-08-30
    Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press

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