Beshir Agha : chief eunuch of the Ottoman imperial harem

Beshir Agha (c. 1657-1746) was the most powerful Chief Harem Eunuch in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Enslaved in his native Ethiopia as a boy, then castrated in Egypt, Beshir Agha became one of hundreds of East African eunuchs who inhabited the imperial palace's enormous harem. Rising thro...

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Main Author: Hathaway, Jane, 1962-
Corporate Author: James A. Crawford Memorial Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Oneworld Publications, 2005
Oxford : Oneworld, 2005
Oxford : c2005
London : 2005
Series:Makers of the Muslim world
Makers of the Muslim world
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