The imperial harem
Royal Favorites
Turkey, history, ottoman empire, 1288-1918
Femmes en politique
Reines
Conjoints
Macht
Rois et souverains
Women in politics
Relations with women
Wives
Soziale Situation
Politik
Frau
Political activity
Femmes
Kings and rulers
Conditions sociales
Women
Social conditions
Politics and government
History
The unprecedented political power of the Ottoman imperial harem in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is widely viewed as illegitimate and corrupting. This book examines the sources of royal women's power and assesses the reactions of contemporaries, which ranged from loyal devotion to armed op…
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