Imperial Harem
INTERVIEW: George Junne on black eunuchs and slavery in the Ottoman Empire
The subject of slavery in the Ottoman Empire, and the use of eunuchs among the imperial elite in Istanbul, is an exotic but surprisingly little known subject.
The black eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire
'The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire: Networks of Power in the Court of the Sultan' by George Junne (I.B. Tauris, 336 pages, £64)
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